Join us for a webinar on Jul 14, 2015 at 10:00 AM EDT. Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8377149772482104066 Guide to Consistent Protection across Europe from Destructive Fishing in EU Natura 2000 Sites by Jean-Luc Solandt of the Marine Conservation Society and Catherine Weller of ClientEarth. Over 100 European Marine Sites (EMS) have been designated in the UK […]
This drought framework sets out: how drought affects different parts of England in different ways which organisations are involved in managing drought and how they work together how the Environment Agency and others make decisions and decide on actions to take how the Environment Agency monitors and measures the impacts of drought how the Environment […]
How the Environment Agency will manage government investment to reduce flood risk and coastal erosion in England. Environment Agency ‘Between April 2015 and March 2021, the government will invest £2.3 billion in more than 1,500 projects across England. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) investment plan sets out how this commitment will […]
Mark Smith – Economist viewpoint Our economic growth agendas of today risk playing dice with poverty reduction and prosperity if water risks continue to go unrecognised, argues Mark Smith, director of the IUCN Global Water Programme. Can you manage what you don’t measure? Produce such as coffee, cotton, and oil are traded commodities that are […]
Environment Agency: The variety of fish which live in the River Thames has been highlighted by an Environment Agency fisheries survey along the river supported by volunteers from the Zoological Society of London. Specialist fisheries teams surveyed fish populations at 8 locations on the tidal Thames, between Gravesend and Richmond, and identified 17 different species […]
One boat – the Cornelis Vrolijk 25% – South west ports 4% – the inherent unfairness of the current quota system is the subject of the current Greenpeace legal challenge. http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/media/press-releases/government-answer-legal-challenge-over-%E2%80%98unfair%E2%80%99-uk-fishing-quota-20150424 Western Daily Press: ‘When the millions of holidaymakers tuck into fish and chips in the coastal resorts of Somerset, Dorset and Devon, the chances […]
Economist Intelligence Unit: Coastlines and oceans are among the world’s most fragile ecosystems, but they also serve as natural assets that can spur growth and build economies. Successfully managing economic and living resources requires a robust framework that protects the public good while acknowledging the importance of sustainable private-sector investment. But as a report from […]
EU ’19.06.2015: The Council of Ministers has taken a decision to set monthly catch limits for commercial vessels catching bass. The decision will come in to force before the end of June and last until December 2015. This decision marks an additional step in the package of measures the Commission has proposed for 2015 to […]