02 Nov 2016
Will this change be any more successful in halting the clear declines in biodiversity or will Natural England simply be toothless and without a voice? Natural England’s new strategy indicates a retreat away from enforcement, with less use of regulatory levers, more reliance on partnership working and a “fundamental change” in how its teams are […]
02 Nov 2016
Funding announced for major new wildlife project to reopen the River Severn for fish and wildlife. A major new wildlife project to reopen the mighty River Severn has secured almost £20 million of funding – £10.8 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund and £6 million from the European Union LIFE programme. The scheme will re-open […]
31 Oct 2016
The headlines given to George Eustice’s statement (Oct 30th) seem to be based on the work on the analysis of fisheries data was carried out at the request of the Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) by Ian Napier of the NAFC. The Telegraph piece moves from the bold headline to the relationship with the French in […]
31 Oct 2016
The last two months has produce a flood of announcements on new and larger MPAs, however, after a 25 year campaign by the residents, the Scottish Government have declared an MPA around Fair Isle. MPA News has highlighted the remarkable nature of the last couple of months in relation to announcements. MPA News provides a […]
31 Oct 2016
Natural England commenced a public consultation regarding three potential Special Protection Areas (pSPAs) around England. These sites are: Solent & Dorset Coast pSPA which is a new site for foraging common, little and Sandwich terns on the south coast. Greater Wash which is a new site on the east coast for wintering red-throated diver, common […]
31 Oct 2016
There have been very encouraging results and recovery and breeding success on Lundy and now Scilly islands following methodologies developed in New Zealand to eradicate rats. Guardian ‘Number of nesting Manx shearwaters almost triples in three years after a project, backed by Prince Charles, successfully kills off the rats that eat the birds’ chicks and […]
26 Oct 2016
Andrea Leadsom to her credit has given evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) and the Environment & Rural Affairs committee (EFRA) over the last two weeks. The video is there for both appearances. There is plenty of wriggle room left for interpretation in the words she uses. Anyone thinking that the Great Repeal Bill […]
26 Oct 2016
Flood defence spending ‘biased towards South’ The media jumped on this with the most recent Cumbrian and Northern floods and this has now been acknowledged. The Press Association: The allocation of flood defence spending in the UK has been described as biased towards the south of England because it favours areas with high house prices. […]
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