AECOM launches pioneering Natural Capital Laboratory
Fully integrated global infrastructure firm AECOM has launched what is believed to be the first Natural Capital Laboratory of its kind, located on a 100-acre site near Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.
House of Commons EAC to question Chairs of Committee on Climate Change and Natural England
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee is preparing to hold a one-off evidence session on climate change and biodiversity.
Scottish Water collaborates in major peat bog restoration initiative
Scottish Water is working as part of The Ugie Peatland Partnership (UPP), a consortium of eight different organisations, to restore 1500 hectares of peatland within the River Ugie catchment area in Aberdeenshire.
Welsh Water to restore reservoir to its C19th natural state
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has recently started work on a project to restore the reservoir at Lower Neuadd, Powys, closer to its former, natural course dating back to Victorian times.
Southern Water targets non-native invasive species with extra training for staff
Southern Water’s in-house Environment team has been training the company’s 20 technical coordinators to recognise key invasive non-native species (INNS) species which can wreak ecological havoc on sensitive habitats so they can be controlled more effectively throughout its sites.
Nature on the brink – report warns unprecedented decline in biodiversity puts 1m species at accelerating risk of extinction
A landmark new report is warning that nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating with 1,000,000 species threatened with extinction.
Work begins on £8m Suffolk Broads wetlands restoration project
Work is now underway on the £8 million Suffolk Broads wetlands restoration project which will see the creation of 1,000 acres of wildness at the gateway to the Broads National Park.
Green Alliance & National Trust progress work on Natural Infrastructure Scheme model
A joint initiative between the Green Alliance and the National Trust is progressing work on a proposed Natural Infrastructure Scheme (NIS) model - the pioneering new funding concept would deliver environmental restoration and improvement via the model for creating private markets for ecosystem services from land.
MPs warn fashion is depleting world’s water resources and creating chemical and microplastic pollution
MPs who sit on the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee are warning that the fashion industry is depleting the world’s water resources, polluting rivers and other surface waters with chemicals and adding to ocean microplastic pollution.
South West Water partners in £2m peatland restoration project on Bodmin Moor
Last year, a partnership of regional and local organisations including South West Water successfully applied for £2million funding from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to restore 1,680 hectares of damaged peatland on Bodmin Moor, Dartmoor and Exmoor.
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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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