20 May 2014
The text of the Marine Spatial Planning Directive
The current text of the EU Marine Spatial Planning Directive thanks to Steve Collins To read this click here
19 May 2014
Palaeoenvironmental assessment of peat samples from the Dogger Bank – new report available The Crown Estate
Palaeoenvironmental assessment of peat samples from the Dogger Bank – new report available The Crown Estate This report may be downloaded from The Crown Estate website at: http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/media/562878/ei-archaeological-material-from-the-dogger-bank.pdf Summary Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by The Crown Estate to undertake a palaeoenvironmental assessment of peat samples reported through the Offshore Renewables Protocol for Archaeological Discoveries (ORPAD) project, […]
12 May 2014
Resilience – Defra briefing on the relationship to sustainable development and the Ofwat duty in the Water Bill
‘Resilience’ is the new sustainability. It is no secret that the Cabinet office has been pressing for the use of this term in its approach to many aspects of Government. It has received plenty of air time during the winter floods. There is a fascinating discussion of the Government’s view of the relationship between resilience […]
12 May 2014
Japan accepts court ban on Antarctic whaling
BBC March/April ‘The UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that the Japanese government must halt its whaling programme in the Antarctic. It agreed with Australia, which brought the case in May 2010, that the programme was not for scientific research as claimed by Tokyo. Japan said it would abide by the decision but […]
12 May 2014
WFD Environment Agency publish responses to the Challenges and Choices consultation
Environment Agency: A wide range of groups and organisations responded to this consultation, including water and energy companies, charities, non-governmental organisations, wildlife groups, industrial organisations and individuals. Through the consultation you told us that: • you support the catchment based approach to river basin planning and delivery • local delivery should be informed by an […]
12 May 2014
New approach to managing marine ecosystems
Using ecological indicators to assess environmental status: new research shows marine ecosystems need to be gauged as whole, individual systems. Ways to manage natural resources have been under development for decades, driven by an increasing need to understand the effect of man-made impacts on ecosystems. Often, it has been assumed that management could be based […]
12 May 2014
Apem wins innovation award for remote sensing at WRc Innovation Forum
APEM’s remote sensing services for the water industry have been voted the ‘best of the best’ in WRc’s newly launched Innovation Forum Award – a Dragons’ Den style showcase. Director of remote sensing, Dr Stuart Clough, faced a field of seven competitors, all of whom have won water industry and innovation awards this year. […]
04 May 2014
The Future of Cefas?
This statement has just come out from a Defra update. Read down and there are no links. If Government are thinking of the future of Cefas one suspects that there are many people and organisations that would have a view on this, and that a wider consultation might provide Government with some interesting views. (Bob […]
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