09 Jul 2018

The UK has formally signed the Coral Reef Life Declaration, joining a global effort to bolster research and safeguard the world’s coral reefs from climate change, ocean acidification, human activity and rising sea temperatures. The UK’s intention to sign the Declaration was first announced in April ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, with the UK […]

16 Apr 2018

The Commonwealth meeting in London is generating a number of important agreements and initiatives. Spearheaded by the Prime Minister and the environment ministers this is a major push to invigorate and restore links with our former partners. Three items: 1.  Commonwealth unites to end scourge of plastic Countries from across the Commonwealth have today pledged […]

18 Apr 2016

The phenomenon of coral bleaching has been known for many years, however, the scale of the effects of the current El Nino warming has taken observers by surprise. The sheer geographic scale of this event and its clear visual impact are extremely worrying. This is ecosystem scale effect of climate change that many have predicted. […]