21 Jul 2021
Projects to restore kelp forests, create new woodland, deliver natural flood risk management, and improve water quality are among an initial 27 schemes to benefit from a pioneering new fund to drive private investment in nature and tackle climate change, Defra, the Environment Agency & Natural England have announced today (14 July 2021). Read more […]
13 Jul 2021
Covered in the Guardian Human activity such as greenhouse gas emissions and land use change were a key factor in extreme precipitation events such as flooding and landslides around the world, a study has found. In recent years, there have been numerous instances of flooding and landslides: extreme precipitation, an amount of rainfall or snowfall […]
24 Jun 2021
Alternative sources of funding, the SWEEP Investing in Nature for Health project Responding to our partners’ needs to understand and secure alternative sources of funding, the SWEEP Investing in Nature for Health project developed this report. It provides a concise summary of the breadth of funding mechanisms available for green infrastructure and the activities provided […]
22 Jun 2021
Commentary will no doubt continue – here is the RSPBs take on the compact Government sets out commitments to biodiversity and sustainability in G7 Nature Compact G7 leaders have agreed commitments to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, and tackle deforestation, marine litter and illegal wildlife trade. From: Defra: ‘Today (Sunday 13th June) G7 […]
03 Jun 2021
Last week there were 3 reports on Nature Based Solutions – from the British Ecological Society, a Group of Universities and the US Army Corps of Engineers This week there is a big report from the EU with a huge appendix of case studies Evaluating the impact of nature-based solutions – An EU handbook for […]
20 Apr 2021
And another Future Brief report on NbS – 83 pages – jam packed with examples EEA Report: ‘Climate change, biodiversity loss and degradation of ecosystems are linked and all have devastating consequences for our economic and social stability, health and well-being. Working with nature is increasingly recognised as an efficient way to tackle these growing […]
23 Mar 2021
‘Nature Article: Summary The ocean contains unique biodiversity, provides valuable food resources and is a major sink for anthropogenic carbon. Marine protected areas (MPAs)are an effective tool for restoring ocean biodiversity and ecosystem services1,2, but at present only 2.7% of the ocean is highly protected3. This low level of ocean protection is due largely to […]
12 Jan 2021
The Prince of Wales has launched Terra Carta, which “offers the basis of a recovery plan to 2030 that puts Nature, People and Planet at the heart of global value creation”. Anglian Water is a founding signatory of HRH The Prince of Wales’s Terra Carta. It includes a statement of intent and the aims of […]
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