23 Jan 2017
Details of the next rounds of EMFF funds which cover: MMO ‘There are different eligibility requirements depending on who you are and what project you are applying for. In general, to qualify for EMFF funds your project needs to support the overall aims of the EMFF which are to: make the fisheries and aquaculture sectors more sustainable conservation of […]
23 Jan 2017
One might also ask about the environmental challenges ……. The Carbon Trust has launched a series of tenders to assess technology challenges associated with floating offshore wind. The Carbon Trust has launched a series of tenders to assess technology challenges associated with floating offshore wind. The studies are part of a joint industry project supported […]
30 Nov 2016
This report comes at just the right time when the debate about natural flood risk management is in full swing but also the Brexit agenda of what form Government support for farming will look like in the post Brexit world. It cuts to the heart of the discussion looking at the way tax payers money […]
06 Jul 2016
BBC: European Investment Bank EIB – investment in UK renewables and water infrastructure The fallout from last week’s vote to leave the European Union is rattling business and finance, far and wide. One aftershock is being felt at the European Investment Bank. The EIB is owned by the 28 member states of the EU. The […]
26 May 2016
Up to £100K funding available to develop your eco-business idea The award-winning Centre for Global Eco-innovation (CGE) at Lancaster University is looking for innovative small and medium enterprises who have ambitions to develop an environmental service, product or process, but who don’t have the in-house research expertise to develop their idea. “Businesses have usually […]
17 May 2016
SeafoodSource.com: University of Washington professor and global fisheries expert Ray Hilborn, who has been outspoken in countering the widely-held belief that the world’s fish stocks are declining, has been accused by Greenpeace of a lack of transparency in disclosing his funding sources. Greenpeace’s attack on Hilborn’s credibility comes after the organization received the details of the […]
22 Mar 2016
Edie Newsroom: The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) looks set to enter a “five-year period of scrutiny” after MPs this week raised concerns over the Department’s ability to deliver on key flood protection, air pollution and animal welfare strategies with a special report. Defra – which operates on a £2bn budget […]
17 Mar 2016
Three perspectives, Defra, The Guardian and the Insurance industry who are not happy! Belated recognition that earlier cuts were not the right direction. 1. Defra Announcement Defra ‘An extra £700m in flood defence funding will help deliver the government’s commitment to ensure communities are protected against increasingly extreme weather. ‘This comes on top of the […]
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