21 Aug 2019

Flooding advice for farmers and land managers This guidance gives information for farmers and land managers whose land has been flooded. Published 16 August 2019 From: Rural Payments Agency, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Forestry Commission, Environment Agency, Natural England, British Cattle Movement Service, and Animal and Plant Health Agency Contents Temporary measures and minor change request Force majeure […]

15 Aug 2019

Government departments work together to find the funding needed (continue) The Government has announced it will make more than £5 million available to support communities and businesses impacted by this month’s heavy rain and flooding.  Businesses affected by the Whaley Bridge evacuation will receive up to £100,000 in emergency funding to cover uninsurable costs.  And […]

08 Aug 2019

Your editorial (“Filthy Business”, 3 August) and coverage of the state of England’s rivers is wrong on most counts except one. Let me give you the facts. Water quality in our rivers is now better than at any time since the start of the Industrial Revolution. All over the country, salmon and otter have returned […]

30 Jan 2019

From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Consultation explores opportunities for flood and coastal erosion management at a local level Government is beginning a conversation on increasing local funding for flood and coastal erosion management and is keen to hear ideas, as outlined in a government consultation. Communities Secretary, Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, welcomed […]

01 Aug 2018

Committee on Climate Change: ‘We have today put six research projects out to tender to support the next UK Climate Change Risk Assessment Evidence Report, due in summer 2021.  The research is being funded by Defra, the devolved administrations and research councils (NERC, ESRC, EPSRC), totalling £925K.  Closing dates for bids range from 10th – […]

09 Jul 2018

From: Toby Roxburgh, WWF. WWF ‘One of the biggest challenges in establishing effectively managed Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is ensuring that sustainable, long-term funding is available. In the context of limited government budgets, this means new funding sources, and where investment is needed, finance. WWF has been working with Vivid Economics and Environmental Finance to […]

06 Dec 2017

Defra, the Environment Agency, Natural England and the Rural Payments Agency are developing a scheme under the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) called the Water Environment Grant (WEG) to fund improvements to the water environment. The proposed scheme is being designed to support delivery of projects that are currently funded through the Water Environment […]