17 Jul 2018
Darwin Plus open for latest funding round for UK Overseas Territories Defra: ‘There has been media coverage of the Darwin Plus funding scheme for UK Overseas Territories (OTs) re-opening for the latest round of applications and two government direct grants to St Helena and Montserrat. Darwin Plus provides around £3 million of funding annually to environmental projects […]
17 Apr 2018
Thanks to Fiona Bowles: There is the new Natural England report on generating more integrated biodiversity objectives which includes open freshwater habitats. It has some interesting facts about freshwater habitats, including 70% of river length is headwater stream and that 895 invertebrate species may be associated with running water, and identifies desirable management to restore naturalness […]
05 Apr 2018
Clean Water for Wildlife – The Search for Clean Water A three year national survey comes to an end. Nearly 10,000 results were recorded by volunteers from over 7000 waterbodies across England and Wales. In the first national survey of its kind, citizen scientists were recruited to gather data about nutrient pollution from all kinds […]
19 Sep 2017
CIEEM’s Biodiversity Net Gain Principles a welcome step Steve Hull 30/08/2017 Notwithstanding strong regulation of development in the marine environment and some notable successes in managing the impacts of marine activities, the UK still remains some way from achieving its vision for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas. The 2011 Natural […]
23 Aug 2017
This information is in a much broader document covering all biodiversity indicators ‘21. Trends in pressure on Biodiversity: Pressure Indicator Summary: There was a decrease in the percentage of water bodies awarded high or good surface water status between 2011 and 2016, 16% of surface water bodies assessed under the WFD in England were in […]
23 Aug 2017
Environment Agency efforts to improve access to freshwater habitats for Norfolk eels have seen encouraging results for second year running. Increased numbers of eels have been observed at a Norwich fish pass, as well as sightings further upstream on the River Tud, the first to be found in that location for nearly 40 years. Jez […]
08 Feb 2017
Contract opportunity – Biodiversity Net Gain: Good Practice Principles for Development During 2016, CIRIA, working in partnership with IEMA and CIEEM, has developed a set of principles for the implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain: Good Practice Principles for Development. This year, the partners plan to produce guidance on the implementation of these principles. Fundraising for […]
29 Sep 2016
A new report, published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and CREW (Centre of Expertise for Waters) will be launched at the Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) on 29th September. The work has been overseen by Scottish Natural Heritage, with the assistance of all the conservation and environment agencies in the UK, as […]
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