17 Dec 2024
Coastal Futures Conference 2025 Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th January 2025 The Royal Geographical Society, London and Online Government Minister to open the conference The UK’s largest and longest running annual gathering of coastal and marine practitioners, is excited to announce that UK Government Minister, Emma Hardy MP will open the Coastal […]
17 Dec 2024
The UK Government has launched its awaited Clean Power Action Plan, with a focus on a massive ramping up renewables. The 136-page plan sees wind and solar – in particular offshore wind – becoming the backbone of the British electricity system. It says record amounts of new renewable capacity will need to be delivered, alongside reforms to […]
17 Dec 2024
Record funding of £150 million capital investment from the Scottish Government will support the growth of the offshore wind sector and support thousands of well-paid, green jobs across Scotland over the next decade. Overall strategic investment of up to £500 million over five years is expected to boost private investment in the sector by up […]
17 Dec 2024
Fin whale meat from off Japan’s northern coast was sold for the first time in nearly 50 years. Japan’s Fisheries Agency this year added fin whales to its list of three whale species that can be legally hunted as the country expands commercial whaling along its coast. Japan resumed commercial whaling within its exclusive economic […]
17 Dec 2024
Climate change, invasive non-native species such as brown rat, food shortages and other pressures are contributing to the dramatic declines seen in seabird numbers. Almost two thirds of Scotland’s seabird species have declined over the last 20 years, with eight including the Arctic tern, kittiwake and black-headed gull declining by more than 50%. The draft […]
17 Dec 2024
The Environmental Audit Committee of the UK Parliament is seeking views on the Government’s delivery of its environmental obligations under international marine treaties and the Government’s strategy for marine planning and protection. The United Nations’ (UN) 14th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) relates to the planet’s largest ecosystem, which refers to life below water. The 14th […]
10 Dec 2024
WWT, the charity for wetlands and wildlife, has today announced that it has agreed the purchase of 148-hectares of low-lying land on the Awre peninsula for a pioneering saltmarsh restoration project. As part of the organisation’s mission to restore wetlands and unlock their power, they plan to create a new saltmarsh nature reserve in the […]
10 Dec 2024
Water category and overall first prize winner, Pot-bellied Seahorse Portrait, 2024 Nature Conservancy Oceania photo contest. ‘To capture the subtle movement of the sea tulips while keeping the seahorse in focus, I chose a slightly longer shutter speed. This allowed the gentle motion of the water to blur slightly, giving a sense of the underwater […]
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