09 Aug 2016
‘The Government Office for Science has launched a new Foresight project which will look at the important future trends, challenges and opportunities for the UK from the sea. The sea covers 70% of the world’s surface and is essential to regulating global temperature, oxygen and water. Including its overseas territories, the UK has jurisdiction over […]
09 Aug 2016
Two articles Offshore wind industry can transform UK’s east coast port towns into thriving hubs of clean energy construction, bringing jobs and growth to deprived regions. Business Green: The UK’s offshore wind industry could unlock a wave of economic growth on the east coast, bringing jobs to port towns from Scotland to East Anglia, according […]
09 Aug 2016
Water Briefing: ‘The European Commission has found French plans to support a tidal energy plant to be in line with EU state aid rules. The EC has concluded that the measure will promote the production of electricity from renewable sources, in line with EU energy and climate goals, without unduly distorting competition in the Single […]
09 Aug 2016
COAST: Clyde Regulating Order – rejected – SIFT response The majority of Clyde marine stakeholders including creelers, sea anglers, commercial and recreational divers, boat trip and accommodation providers, not to mention wildlife operators and eNGOs are dismayed that the Scottish Government has rejected SIFT’s proposed Regulating Order (RO) for Clyde shell fisheries. This would have […]
09 Aug 2016
08 Aug 2016
Now Available Marine Transboundary Conservation and Protected Areas Edited by Peter Mackelworth The marine environment does not naturally respect arbitrary international boundaries. The establishment and management of transboundary marine protected areas therefore presents major governance challenges. This book analyses a series of marine transboundary conservation initiatives embedded in varying contextual situations to examine the underlying […]
05 Aug 2016
Research opportunity – Environmental effects of offshore wind The go-ahead for an offshore windfarm (the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, EOWDC) off Aberdeen has recently been announced https://corporate.vattenfall.co.uk/projects/wind-energy-projects/european-offshore-wind-deployment-centre/ The EOWDC project plan includes a budget of €3million, part funded by the EU, for research on the environmental effects of windfarm development and operation – with […]
04 Aug 2016
Brexit: Water & Farming In the UK we have an excellent, world beating understanding of how farming and land-use affects the water cycle and catchment management and various programmes in place to address this. This theme will address how this theme is being addresses in Brexit debate; it now contains five articles (August 4th) see […]
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