25 Aug 2014
Beware the Infrastructure Bill II: Non native species and reintroductions
As people are reading the fine print of the Government’s proposals the alarm bells are ringing louder, and promises to make this one of the most contentious pieces of legislation of the Parliament. Gone is all pretence of the greenest Government ever. Click here for more information. George Monbiot – the Guardian How the coalition […]
25 Aug 2014
Demonstration Test Catchment Newsletter – Summer 2014
This is a really interesting and helpful project which is seeking to better understand land use and water management; their newsletter is a mine of information. Click here for more information DTC Newsletter July 2014 Lessons from seeing understanding what others are doing by site visits – some really interesting examples in this newsletter including: […]
25 Aug 2014
Green Deal cash back scheme shuts with immediate effect as homeowners exhaust £120m fund
Energy efficiency and conservation are a no-brainer and yet the Government in their management of the Green Deal have gone from bust to boom to bust in a few short weeks. From being almost the least successful programme a Government has run it has opened and then closed unable to cope with demand. Another peculiar […]
25 Aug 2014
Understanding People and Environment – Governing Marine Protected Areas – A Review
Governing Marine Protected Areas – Resilience through Diversity By Peter J.S. Jones Earthscan from Routledge This book does the rare thing of putting the social into the socio-ecology of protected areas and provides valuable insights into natural resource management in general. You only need to look at the glowing cover endorsements from the likes of […]
19 Aug 2014
Sad News – Laurence Mee
SAMS: ‘We are sorry to hear of this sad news from our colleagues at the Scottish Association for Marine Science: It is with a deeply heavy heart that we have to announce the unexpected death of our wonderful director, Professor Laurence Mee FRSC, yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 13 August 2014). Laurence had suffered a severe stroke […]
19 Aug 2014
Image of the Week – Sustainability – 3-nested-dependencies model
How long does it take for an idea to sink in? Much longer than we think. So no apologies for this image. Attending recent conferences, it’s surprising that speakers with strong natural resources perspective are still using older models of sustainability which don’t fully recognise the importance of environment. These two publications explain the context […]
19 Aug 2014
Ofwat and Water Company Plans
Protecting customers where there are very material differences between companies’ re-submitted plans and Ofwat’s wholesale cost assessment. ‘Ofwat has written to Bristol Water, Thames Water and United Utilities to tell them that it is already clear that very material differences remain between their re-submitted plans and our assessment of efficient wholesale costs. The Thames tideway […]
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