Sea Scotland 2017 Sustainable Development of Scotland’s Seas Securing Progress in Uncertain Times 21st June, Discovery Point, Dundee – Conference website: http://www.seascotland.scot/ Conference Overview ‘Recognising the uncertainty regarding management of marine resources following the UK’s vote to leave the EU, the Sea Scotland 2017 conference aimed to provide a platform for stakeholders to discuss the […]
OSPAR – A Poor deal for the Taxpayer – Removal of Oil & Gas Infrastructure Energy Voice Tom Baxter – Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, Aberdeen University Click here to read more Any industrial or societal endeavor should be subject to a sustainability assessment and decommissioning is no different. The key metrics for the UK’s […]
This is a helpful but a rare event. I can’t remember the last time a Defra Minister provided an overview covering UK’s position on protecting the marine environment. UK takes centre stage in global marine protection Today the UK and Ireland co-hosted the annual meeting of OSPAR to protect the marine environment. Environment Minister Thérèse […]
This is the same piece as above but it focuses on the marine litter and plastics elements. In particular the commitments UK Government has made to work with international bodies on this. I have added links to these programmes which are not the original. UK takes centre stage in global marine protection – the litter […]
Introduction to the Intermediate Assessment 2017 Welcome to OSPAR’s Intermediate Assessment (IA) 2017. This assessment, covering both status and trends across the North-East Atlantic, presents a picture of this important marine area and includes consideration of biological diversity, eutrophication, hazardous substances, radioactive substances, offshore oil and gas industries, a range of other human pressures, ocean […]
BirdLife International proposes protected status for area of the Atlantic identified as vital for marine biodiversity. BirdLife International has presented a proposal to create a new Marine Protected Area (MPA) under OSPAR, the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic. If accepted by OSPAR, the MPA will be the first […]
Articles in this collection include: Government announce a national litter strategy OSPAR Partnership on eliminating micro-plastics in the marine environment EU Circular economy Scotland to Research Further Into Deposit Return Schemes Seabin – device for collecting marine litter from enclosed areas 1. Government announce a national litter strategy Eventually … Government responds The measures were […]