07 Apr 2015
A mine of information on current land use and water research. Bob Harris: Note the date for the DTC conference on 10 June at Stoneleigh Park. Click on the NEWS section of the DTC website for http://www.demonstratingcatchmentmanagement.net/ The articles are: · Second Phase of DTC gets underway · What will it […]
01 Mar 2015
The first grants have opened up under the new Rural Development Programme for England. The Water and Woodland Capital Grants make up the first phase of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. Set to be rolled out in full later in the summer, Countryside Stewardship will commit around £900m to benefitting the environment over the next six […]
01 Dec 2014
‘SNH Commissioned Report 761: Assessment of carbon budgets and potential blue carbon stores in Scotland’s coastal and marine environment: This report provides the first comprehensive assessment of the carbon budgets and potential blue carbon stores in Scotland’s coastal and marine environment. So-called ‘blue carbon’ is captured and stored by a wide range of species of […]
21 Oct 2014
This newsletter edited by Bob Harris is a mine of valuable research results and evidence on catchment management and includes in this one work on: CLICK Here DTC Newsletter Oct 2014 · Extrapolating Field scale mitigation measures for soil erosion · Landscape scape overland flow mapping using LIDAR · Phosphorus mitigation · More evidence of […]
29 Aug 2014
Thinking on sustainability is pervasive throughout the water sector but this book takes a close look at the challenges that society and business face as they address the major water challenges It uses thinking on integrated approaches – not least the three capitals model – to explore our response to these challenges from flooding, water […]
25 Aug 2014
This is a really interesting and helpful project which is seeking to better understand land use and water management; their newsletter is a mine of information. Click here for more information DTC Newsletter July 2014 Lessons from seeing understanding what others are doing by site visits – some really interesting examples in this newsletter including: […]
10 Jun 2014
The Natural Capital Leaders Platform: Water and its effective management are vital to life and with better integration, water can be exploited as an opportunity to improve our health and wellbeing. There is a growing awareness of the important role of planning in joining up land use and water management. However, water issues are often […]
10 Jun 2014
Defra: This collection brings together information on how the reform of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will affect farmers. This includes information about the new schemes for farmers from 2015. CAP is a system of agricultural subsidies and programmes. CAP covers farming, environmental measures and rural development, and controls EU agricultural markets. The new […]