New report warns 2 in 5 of global plant species threatened with extinction
A new report by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew is warning that an estimated 2 in 5 of global plant species are threatened with extinction.
Government commits to tackling biodiversity loss and shrinking its environmental footprint overseas
Environment Secretary George Eustice MP has said the Government is committed to tackling biodiversity loss both at home and abroad, together with shrinking the UK's environmental footprint overseas.
PM commits to protect 30% of UK land by 2030 in biodiversity boost
Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP is committing today to protect 30% of the UK’s land by 2030 - over 4,000 sq km of new land in England will be designated and protected.
UN warns of nature’s accelerating decline globally - world is at a crossroads
A major new report by the UN is warning that humanity stands at a crossroads as nature’s accelerating decline globally is compromising Earth’s living systems as a whole.
£40 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund opens for applications
The £40 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund has opened for applications - grants from £50k to £5 million are now available to help the nation build back greener from the coronavirus pandemic.
US Navy’s proposed training & testing activities in Pacific could have disastrous impact on critically endangered Orca whales
The US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposed rule to allow the U.S. Navy an incidental take of Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) as a result of its training and testing activities along North America could bring the already critically endangered Orca species ever closer to extinction.
Affinity Water and Cambridge Water use reverse auction with farmers to remove nitrate from soil
Affinity Water and Cambridge Water have today announced that following a successful online reverse auction, in 2020/21 they will work with 18 farms using an exciting cover crop scheme, across 800 hectares.
Environmental Audit Committee launches new inquiry into protecting biodiversity and ecosystems
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has today launched a new inquiry, Biodiversity and Ecosystems, that will consider how best to protect and enhance biodiversity while considering nature-based solutions to climate change.
Severn Trent partners with Notts Wildlife Trust on sustainability projects for Nature Recovery Network
Trailblazing work funded by Midlands water company, Severn Trent has been welcomed by Natural England for providing a major contribution to the Nature Recovery Network.
Fish passes open up migratory route for salmon from North Sea to spawning grounds upstream of Sheffield
The final piece in the jigsaw of a 20 year vision to enable salmon to return to the River Don has been completed. For the first time in 200 years salmon will have a fully joined up river so that they can get to their first available spawning grounds in the centre of Sheffield.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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