Natural England Archives - Page 6 of 8 - Ocean and Coastal Futures

17 Mar 2019

Michael Gove – Tony Juniper & Emma Howard Boyd – who would have thought it when he was appointed? He supports strong leaders & advocates who get environment and climate change

Defra ‘Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Michael Gove, has reappointed Emma Howard Boyd as Chair of the Environment Agency. In confirming the reappointment, Secretary of State Michael Gove said: I am grateful for Emma’s strong leadership and achievements over her first term. She has played a crucial part in the Environment […]

24 Feb 2019

Coastal Change Management Areas: Opportunities for sustainable solutions to areas subject to coastal change

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Coastal Change Management Areas Opportunities for sustainable solutions in areas subject to coastal change (NECR275) This report highlights opportunities for Coastal Change Management Areas in England, where sustainable solutions can be realised in areas subject to coastal change. There was a two-study approach to this report: Study 1: Identify a ‘top ten’ list of potential […]

12 Feb 2019

Tony Juniper announced as preferred Natural England Chair candidate!

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Tony Juniper announced as preferred Natural England Chair candidate The Environment Secretary has announced Tony Juniper is the preferred candidate for Chair of Natural England. The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Michael Gove, is pleased to announce that Tony Juniper has been selected as the Government’s preferred candidate to take up […]

26 Nov 2018

Natural England no longer independent – Outgoing Chair – Andrew Sells

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Watch the EFRA Committee video He who pays the piper …. Unearthed – Greenpeace ‘The frank interview by Natural England’s outgoing chair comes as the government considers proposals for a new post-Brexit environmental regulator England’s conservation advisor is no longer independent from government, its outgoing chair told MPs on Wednesday. The admission comes as Theresa […]

13 Nov 2018

England Natural Environment Indicators Report …. Likely to be the last

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Introduction The Natural Environment White Paper (NEWP) was published in 2011 by the coalition government. It set out the government’s strategy for valuing nature in our society and ensuring that it is available for use by future generations. The White Paper contained 92 commitments. The England Natural Environment Indicators (ENEI) publication has been produced under […]

30 Sep 2018

Coastal Paths: Economic, Health & Social Impacts

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Evaluation of the economic, health and social impacts of improvements in coastal access delivered by the England Coast Path programme (NECR253) Here are two volumes to this series of reports. Volume 1 – This is the baseline assessment report. The ECP is not yet completed, so this assessment presents a description of the users and benefits of English […]

17 Apr 2018

Integrated biodiversity objectives – Natural England Report

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Thanks to Fiona Bowles: There is the new Natural England report on generating more integrated biodiversity objectives which includes open freshwater habitats. It has some interesting facts about freshwater habitats, including 70% of river length is headwater stream and that 895 invertebrate species may be associated with running water, and identifies desirable management to restore naturalness […]

12 Mar 2018

Communicating MPAs – The expanding range of Natural England short videos

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Natural England are producing a growing set of YouTube video on mud and sand habitats in Marine Protected Areas. These will be helpful to a host of people promoting an awareness of local marine life and marine protected areas. They and short, powerful and very helpful. A great resource. Wembury MPA – nest building wrasse […]