Category Archives: Water
MEPs call for new environmental framework for the EU
Voting in two resolutions last week, MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) called for the European Commission to introduce a Seventh Environmental Action Programme and for higher political priority to go to preserving and restoring damaged ecosystems. The Seventh Environmental … Continue reading
The Shrimp Price Tag
Kennedy Warne, author of “Let Them Eat Shrimp: The Tragic Disappearance of the Rainforests of the Sea”, answered a few questions, posed by The Ecologist, about the importance of mangroves, the devastation caused by shrimp farming and his experiences researching … Continue reading
Helping Recovery of Damaged Marine Ecosystems
80% of European rivers are affected by water pollution, water removal for hydropower and irrigation, structural alterations and the impact of dams, with 12% suffering from impacts of all four. There is no doubt that human activities have harmed marine … Continue reading
MSC report shows progress towards more sustainable seafood consumption
Figures due to be released by the Marine Stewardship Council show that the number of fish and seafood products in the UK certified as ‘sustainable’ has increased by 41% since 2010. What fisheries minister Richard Benyon has described as a … Continue reading
A Major Shift in Addressing Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk in the UK
Living with Environmental Change(LWEC), a consortium of 22 organisations that fund, carry out and use environmental research and observations, has launched a new strategy to drive collaborative research into how to manage the risks to life and property posed by … Continue reading
Demonstrating the Benefits of Natural Flood Management
More natural means of managing flooding are desirable and should be brought foward by the Government in a new White Paper on water. So commented Anne McIntosh MP, Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Commmittee and … Continue reading
Natural Flood Management – POSTnote Launch
Oliver Pescott, current BES Fellow at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, has published a POSTnote on ‘Natural Flood Management’. This will be available shortly on the BES website. Flood risk management today uses a range of approaches to … Continue reading
Can Aquaculture have a sustainable future?
Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production sector but there is still a great deal of uncertainty surrounding it’s environmental impact and how this is likely to change into the future as the sector expands to meet global food demands. … Continue reading
Sustainable Eel Group Develops New Standard
Sustainable eel fishing may start to increase in the European Union following the development of a new labelling scheme by the Sustainable Eel Group. The group, whose members include scientists, NGOs and policymakers, have developed a new standard (the Sustainable … Continue reading
EU takes bold new action on illegal fishing
Spanish officials today seized over £4 million worth of illegally caught fish landed in the Canary Islands. It is thought the move is the start of a new EU scheme to prevent to deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated … Continue reading