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30 Aug 2014

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The House of Lords EU Sub-Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy has launched a new inquiry into EU Regional Marine Co-operation EU      Regional Marine Co-operation – Call for Evidence Areas of interest What are the principal risks to the EU’s      marine environment? How much of a threat are conflicts between users of […]

29 Aug 2014

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Containment News (or perhaps better put ‘lack of Containment’ News) is free monthly newsletter provides an utterly depressing litany of pollution incidents – over 25 is this issue alone – which have degraded the water environment and cost significant efforts to rectify and that shed light on the ongoing issues, many of which, with effective […]

29 Aug 2014

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Sept 24th;   Chris Vivian: With regard to the ‘Monetizing Nature’ item, you might be interested in these additional reports/comments from the Heinrich Boll foundation on the same subject – see: https://www.boell.de/en/2014/01/21/valuing-natural-capital-or-devaluing-nature https://www.boell.de/en/2014/05/09/new-economy-nature https://www.boell.de/en/2014/04/11/value-nature   Sept 2nd This is an interesting article which provides an overview of the current tensions on monetising nature. Barbara Unmüßig August […]

29 Aug 2014

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Click here for more information Xochitl Rojas-Rocha    ‘Offshore wind farms are turning into seal hunting grounds. The wind farms Alpha Ventus, 56 kilometers from Germany’s shores, and Sheringham Shoal (pictured), 23 kilometers from the United Kingdom’s shores, have become home for fish and crustaceans homing in on invertebrates like mussels clustered on the massive structures. […]

29 Aug 2014

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The MSP Directive (2014/89/EU) has been published today in the Official Journal. English version attached and all languages. It will come into force in 20 days. Click here for more information: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2014.257.01.0135.01.ENG  

25 Aug 2014

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As people are reading the fine print of the  Government’s proposals the alarm bells are ringing louder, and promises to make this one of the most contentious pieces of legislation of the Parliament. Gone is all pretence of the greenest Government ever. Click here for more information. George Monbiot – the Guardian   How the coalition […]