Can we meaningfully apply the Natural Capital approach in the marine environment? The answer? We can but need new approaches – compared to terrestrial, marine is more dynamic, more interconnected, has greater species movement, plus the depth dimension and data paucity. Key points: Natural capital methods have not been fully tested in the marine context. […]
Bob Earll ‘The NCC have been remarkably silent on marine issues in their 7 year existence. It looks like one new NCC member – Mel Austen – has changed this. That’s progress. This report comes close on the heels of a host of other reports*. It makes one wonder quite what the role of NCC […]
Greenpeace – Unearthed life support videos – two links below – these are succinct and to the point (4.5mins each) and convey key ideas on how living marine systems provide us with life support. Greenpeace: We started our Life Support series with a stark message from one of the world’s leading scientists: the destruction of […]
From Martin Attrill The Case for Marine Parks – Blue Marine Foundation September 13, 2018 by Martin Attrill and Charles Clover The United Kingdom has 17,820 kilometres of coastline but no marine parks. Marine parks are an idea that could help the British public to engage with and to better understand and enjoy its diverse […]
A really useful report on how marine conservation is developing from a German and European perspective ‘Dear Colleagues and friends of Marine Conservation, With this email I would like to inform you that the English Version of the publication of my agency with the title: “Challenges of Marine Nature Conservation – BfN Directorate II 5 […]
Sign up for the The Marine Climate Change Impact Partnership (MCCIP) newsletter by visiting their site: http://www.mccip.org.uk/ Global warming more moderate than most worst-case models, empirical data suggest A study based on 1,000 years of temperature records suggests global warming is not progressing as fast as it would under the most severe emissions scenarios outlined […]
WWF – US The value of the ocean’s riches rivals the size of the world’s leading economies, but its resources are rapidly eroding, according to a report released by WWF today. The report, Reviving the Ocean Economy: The case for action – 2015, analyses the ocean’s role as an economic powerhouse and outlines the threats […]
UK & Norway have signed a deal to start building a 730Km link that could provide 14% of the electricity used in homes each year. The National grid and Stannett and Norwegian Transmission system operator. £2bn deal. Landfall will be in Blyth http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2401655/uk-to-tap-norwegian-hydropower-through-worlds-longest-interconnector