31 Mar 2022
Scotland’s rivers, lochs and wetlands are being restored back to good health, thanks to support from NatureScot’s Biodiversity Challenge Fund. In the past three years, the Scottish Government has invested £3.7m in 27 freshwater and river restoration projects across the country, using innovative, nature-based solutions to help reverse biodiversity loss and mitigate against the effects […]
08 Mar 2022
England’s largest seagrass restoration continues in Plymouth Sound Volunteers will pack 20,000 bags of seagrass seeds this month to help restore seagrass within the natural harbour. Research shows at least 44% of the UK’s seagrass has been lost since 1936. This restoration work is part of England’s largest seagrass planting effort under the LIFE Recreation […]
15 Feb 2022
The development of a new global finance ecosystem designed to channel finance into coastal and ocean natural capital by 2030 is underway, it was announced at the One Ocean Summit hosted by France. The initiative, led by the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA), has convened representatives from the private sector, governments and NGOs to advance […]
16 Nov 2021
Eve Leegwater writes: Here are some links to our EA Estuaries and Coast involvement at COP26. On 1 November, a 3 min film introducing the Restoring Meadows, Marsh and Reef (ReMeMaRe) initiative was shown at the international opening event for the COP26 Virtual Ocean Pavilion (VOP). On Ocean Action Day, 5 November, ReMeMaRe launched a suite […]
25 May 2021
Blue carbon habitats have the potential to make significant contributions to Northern Ireland’s climate change targets, but the extent of this contribution is still unknown. Ulster Wildlife commissioned the Blue Carbon Habitat Restoration Feasibility Study to investigate where the current extent of coastal blue carbon habitats including seagrass meadows, kelp forests, saltmarsh, and shellfish beds are located, […]
18 May 2021
Thames Estuary Partnership Replacing brick, concrete, and metal tidal walls with a variety of habitats is what the Estuary Edges project is about. The Estuary Edges website is a ‘how to’ guide on ecological design for softening these ‘edges’ to encourage wildlife into urban estuaries. In our case study estuary, the Thames, only around 2% of the […]
16 Jan 2021
The Value of Restored UK Seas: WWF ‘As an island nation, the UK’s seas are part of our identify and our culture. Their natural beauty and amazing wildlife are a source of wonder, inspiration, recreation and wellbeing for millions. They also have huge economic value: the UK government estimates that maritime activities including tourism, shipping, […]
24 Nov 2020
UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration including the Oceans will be a key international driver for action. There are now lots of resources now coming on stream for this. It compliments the UNESCO Decade of Ocean Science for sustainable Development UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/types-ecosystem-restoration/oceans-and-coasts UN ‘We live on a blue planet, with oceans and […]
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