07 Jun 2016
THE MARINE WORLD A Natural History of Ocean Life This new and fascinating book brings together information on the entire spectrum of marine life from microscopic plankton to giant whales. Major marine environments and ecosystems from the coastal sand dunes to the deep seabed are also described. In 544 pages plants, fungi, microorganisms and all […]
07 Jun 2016
An important contribution to this major decision from the main NGOs – RSPB, WWF, and TWT. To download the report click here. BusinessGreen picked up on the Countryfile coverage of the environmental issues – which wasn’t exactly detailed – but also goes on to reflect on recent contributions (with links) to the environmental debate. Boris […]
07 Jun 2016
Global shipping in a narrated interactive map We’ve seen maps for global shipping routes before, but this project — Ship Map — by Kiln and the UCL Energy Institute makes the exploration more interactive and explanatory. https://flowingdata.com/2016/04/27/global-shipping-in-a-narrated-interactive-map/ There are a few different views with animated dots to represent moving ships, paths to show routes all […]
07 Jun 2016
Censorship alive and well in Australia: commentators have likened the removal of text on Great Barrier Reef damage in UN Report this to the worst excesses of communist regimes. As if the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef weren’t depressing enough.
07 Jun 2016
Cabinet office: ‘The Cabinet Office has published the 2015 to 2016 summary of sector resilience plans setting out the current level of resilience to risks for the UK’s critical infrastructure, including water – owing to their sensitive nature, the individual plans are classified documents. Sector resilience plans set out the resilience of the UK’s most […]
07 Jun 2016
North Sea cod has entered Marine Stewardship Council assessment – widely regarded as the ultimate test of seafood sustainability. The move has been organised by a coalition of fishing organisations, supermarkets, seafood brands, and the seafood industry body Seafish following significant efforts to improve the stock by Scottish and English fishermen. The assessment process could […]
06 Jun 2016
Invitation To Tender – Underwater Impulsive Sound Modelling Study – DECC (OESEA Programme) Hartley Anderson Ltd., on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change, is currently welcoming applications to tender for a study to model underwater sound propagation during geophysical surveys and predict received sound levels for marine mammals. Several seismic survey […]
01 Jun 2016
This is open and it will be interesting to see how it compares to the recommendations of the recently released Worsfold report on investment in flood infrastructure. Environment Agency’s Response to the Infrastructure UK peer review of flood and coastal risk management Environmental Audit Committee – EAC: Following another winter of severe UK floods, EAC […]
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