WWF call for Antarctic sea to be Marine Protected Area
Leading conservation organisation WWF is calling for the Weddell Sea, a pristine Antarctic wilderness and the final resting place of the British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, to be protected as a Marine Protected Area (MPA) and a legacy for future generations.
Defra publishes Part 2 of UK marine monitoring strategy
The Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs has published Part Two of its Marine Strategy covering UK Marine Monitoring Programmes.
Costain scheme to meet new Habitats regulations could see widespread use in AMP6/7
A Costain team working with Severn Trent Water has come up with a hi-tech way to protect fish and at the same time maintain a secure water supply which could be widely used during AMP6 and 7 to meet new Habitats regulations which come into force in October.
Thirty new Marine Protected Areas designated for Scotland
The Scottish Government has designated thirty new Marine Protected Areas for Scotland – including a site estimated to be the largest Marine Protected Area in the EU.
Electricity generation takes 57.9% of freshwater abstraction in England and Wales
New figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that the sector which directly abstracted the largest amount of non-tidal freshwater in England and Wales was electricity generation.
Environment Agency head praises United Utilities rivers project
The outgoing Chairman of the Environment Agency, Lord Smith has praised United Utilities for bringing dry rivers back to life in the North West.
€282.6m funding for 225 new EU environment and climate projects
The European Commission has approved €282.6million funding for 225 new projects under the LIFE+ programme, the European Union's environment fund.
EU must take urgent action on invasive species
The EU must take urgent action to halt the spread of invasive species that are threatening native plants and animals across Europe, according to a scientist from Queen’s University Belfast.
Arup report highlights value of green infrastructure in future planning strategy for cities
Global engineering and design consultancy Arup has launched ‘Cities Alive- rethinking green infrastructure’ - a new report that envisages how cities of the future as integrated networks of intelligent green spaces, designed to improve the health and wellbeing of citizens.
Eel pass and Severn Flood Risk Strategy joint winners of top innovation award
An ingenious new system to help baby eels – elvers - migrate up UK rivers and the Severn Estuary Flood Risk Management Strategy have just been voted joint winners of the Environment Agency Project Excellence Awards 2014 for Innovation.
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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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