Following on from World Wetlands Day (2 Feb), the World Wetland Network is running a participatory science survey of the state of the world’s wetlands. The survey is open until 30 April, after which a senior science team assesses the findings, which will be published at Ramsar COP15 in 2025.
CIWEM has launched a survey asking for views on the current performance of the water sector and priorities for the future. The survey runs until 26th September and feeds into a wider project: A Fresh Water Future. More information is below, including the link to the survey. Please note that CIWEM is keen that people […]
Spring, the innovation off-shoot of UKWIR, is seeking sector-wide views on the UK 2050 Water Innovation Strategy (published in 2020), to inform the future direction of the joint document. Spring, the UK & Ireland centre of excellence for water innovation, is inviting water professionals to complete a survey to share their views on how they […]
A new survey has revealed the overwhelming value the public feel the marine environment offers to their mental and physical health. However, around half of the 12,000 people surveyed also expressed concern, with over 80% of those taking part saying how crucial it is to protect the ocean. Almost 70% of people see marine litter […]
Information from established beach litter protocols is insufficient to implement targeted, preventive management measures. Complementary methodologies, named “Beach litter Deep Dives”, have been developed to get a better understanding of the sources of and behaviour behind littering. Deep dives involve identifying the type, country of provenance and age of household, food, oil and chemical containers. […]
The International Water Association (IWA) is undertaking a survey to better understand the top priorities for water and wastewater utilities to address climate change mitigation and adaptation. The survey is part of the Climate Smart Utilities Community of Practice and the goal is to better support and serve the water sector in addressing common challenges […]
Survey of the current opportunities to improve management of the UK’s marine environment You are invited to participate in a short online survey which is seeking to gather information on what the marine community perceives to be the current opportunities to improve management of the UK’s marine environment. The survey should take only 5 – […]