09 Apr 2014

Telegraph ‘David Cameron could make manifesto pledge to get ‘rid’ of wind farms. A senior source close to the Prime Minister has said that David Cameron wants to go into the next election pledging to “rid” the countryside of onshore wind farms, a source close to the Prime Minister has said.  Mr Cameron wants to […]

07 Apr 2014

Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Manual This book is a successor to and replacement for the highly respected manual and handbook on the benefits of flood and coastal risk management known as the ‘multi-coloured manual’.

03 Apr 2014

This report may be downloaded from The Crown Estate website at:  http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/media/556880/published-eri-salmon-migration-report.pdf The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is a migratory species of significant conservation and socio-economic importance around the coasts of Scotland, and in many Scottish rivers. Improving our understanding of the biology and migratory behaviour of these iconic and economically valuable fish is particularly […]

01 Apr 2014

Welsh Government Report on MPAs  ‘This document provides the Welsh Government’s Report to the National Assembly for Wales on the Marine Protected Areas network, in response to recommendation 10 of the Environment and Sustainability Committee’s Marine Inquiry.  Recommendation 10: By the 31 December 2013, the Welsh Government should voluntarily lay before the Assembly a report […]

01 Apr 2014

MCS: ‘The Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) 20th Beachwatch Big Weekend Results have been launched. In over two decades 3080km of coastline have been cleaned by our thousands of dedicated volunteers, and whom provide vital information on the state of litter found at our beaches across the UK. The results from this year follows the worrying […]

01 Apr 2014

No warming hiatus for extreme hot temperatures      While there are claims that there has been a hiatus in global average temperatures, no such hiatus has occurred at the extreme end of the temperature spectrum. New research shows extremely hot temperatures over land have dramatically and unequivocally increased in number and area despite claims that the […]

01 Apr 2014

Issue Increasing the amount of energy the UK gets from low-carbon technologies such as renewables and nuclear, and reducing emissions through carbon capture and storage (CCS), will help us to: make sure the UK has a secure supply of energy reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow down climate change stimulate investment in new jobs and […]

01 Apr 2014

Common Fisheries Policy Reform consultations Defra: ‘The UK Government is today launching a package of public consultations concerning the implementation of reforms to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).  As part of the reform of the CFP, a new basic regulation and Common Market Organisation of Fishery and Aquaculture Products (CMO) entered into force on 1 […]