From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Consultation explores opportunities for flood and coastal erosion management at a local level Government is beginning a conversation on increasing local funding for flood and coastal erosion management and is keen to hear ideas, as outlined in a government consultation. Communities Secretary, Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, welcomed […]
Committee on Climate Change: ‘We have today put six research projects out to tender to support the next UK Climate Change Risk Assessment Evidence Report, due in summer 2021. The research is being funded by Defra, the devolved administrations and research councils (NERC, ESRC, EPSRC), totalling £925K. Closing dates for bids range from 10th – […]
From: Toby Roxburgh, WWF. WWF ‘One of the biggest challenges in establishing effectively managed Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is ensuring that sustainable, long-term funding is available. In the context of limited government budgets, this means new funding sources, and where investment is needed, finance. WWF has been working with Vivid Economics and Environmental Finance to […]
Defra, the Environment Agency, Natural England and the Rural Payments Agency are developing a scheme under the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) called the Water Environment Grant (WEG) to fund improvements to the water environment. The proposed scheme is being designed to support delivery of projects that are currently funded through the Water Environment […]
New technology to improve the sustainability of the fishing industry Award winning start-up, SafetyNet Technologies, is seeking to revolutionize the fishing industry with a technology that uses lights to attract and repel fish, reducing by-catch. The equipment fits easily onto any fishing net, with ten to 20 lights required. The colour of light is controlled […]
Sign up for the Catchment Based Approach information. Defra Minister Therese Coffey announces £6.3 million for rivers at the WaterLIFE Conference http://waterlife.org.uk/2017/03/defra-minister-announces-6-3-million-investment-rivers-wwf-event/ Funding is available based on the scale a catchment partnership operates at. This remains unchanged from 2016/17 as follows: a full catchment scale partnerships can apply for up to £15,000, a sub-catchments scale […]
Marine Conservation Grants – Applications Invited If you are planning a marine conservation project, you may be eligible to apply for a grant from Sea-Changers. We give a number of small grants (generally under £1,000) and tend to support grass roots and community based projects. The latest round of applications is currently open, […]
DCLG ‘Coastal Communities Fund and Economic development in coastal and seaside areas A further 28 new Coastal Community Teams will be set up across the country. Coastal Communities Minister Andrew Percy today (20 January 2017) gave seaside areas a cash boost and urged an army of activists to help revitalise our Great British coast. Mr Percy announced […]