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04 Aug 2016

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Thérèse Coffey Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment and Rural Life Opportunities Responsibilities include: natural environment, including biodiversity, the marine environment, and international wildlife trafficking rural life opportunities, covering rural childcare, education and skills, and health floods, water and waterways air quality waste management More about this role George Eustace Minister of State […]

04 Aug 2016

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‘Southern Water is set to launch a pioneering integrated water cycle management programme (IWCM), according to its annual report for 2015-16. Via the IWCM the water company will develop collaborative partnerships with a range of industries, such as agriculture and tourism, in order to look holistically at all the factors influencing water supply, demand and […]

04 Aug 2016

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Brexit Overview – 4th August Bob Earll   Everything underlined is a web link. Thanks to Louise Earll, Martin Brocklehurst, Bruce Horton   Introduction   Trying to make sense of the Brexit decision has been a major task. This blog covers the big picture because it is from this that other major decisions will flow. Whether these are […]

04 Aug 2016

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Brexit Themes   August 4st 2016 Bob Earll, CMS – Communications & Management for Sustainability Thanks to Louise Earll, Martin Brocklehurst, Bruce Horton, Daniel Owen The idea behind this simple listing is to enable me to keep track of what has been covered so far. I’m keeping some of the commentary in single themes which are […]

04 Aug 2016

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The Environment Agency has published a paper setting out its position on accepting DNA-based methods for environmental monitoring and decision-making in the absence of a regulated framework to validate the methods. “The adoption of DNA-based methods in regulations will give a paradigm shift to ecological assessment. For this DNA-based paradigm to emerge and to enable […]

02 Aug 2016

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The risk of Brexit to the Habitats and Species Directive have been highlighted since it is in a particularly exposed, risky legislative position. This review which will consider the Government’s policy and manifesto commitment and will prompt MPs to seek clarification over Brexit and MPAs in particular our SPAs and SACs. ‘The Environmental Audit Committee […]

02 Aug 2016

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Government, if it decides, can do great things. Let’s not forget the years it took them implement this simple measure. But there is still lots to do and perhaps the new Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey can pick up on a micro-beads ban soon. Defra:   Six billion fewer plastic bags taken home by shoppers in England […]