The North West Coastal Forum is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 NW Awards for Coastal Excellence – an award scheme that…
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The 2023 North West Awards for Coastal Excellence Winners!
Call for Trustees for the North West Coastal Forum
Closing date Monday 1st May 2023 The North West Coastal Forum – established in May 2000 as a multi-sector non-profit partnership – is setting…
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What’s Happening on the North West Coast 2022 Pilot Report
The aims of the ‘What’s Happening on the North West Coast’ pilot report are to: provide a comprehensive overview of strategic actions and policies…
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Closed – Consultation on Introducing Highly Protected Marine Areas in Scotland
Consultation closes 20 March 2023 The Scottish Government is consulting on the introduction of Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in Scottish waters. Through the…
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Closed – Review of consents for major energy infrastructure projects and Special Protection Areas, 2022
Consultation close 11:45 pm, 31 January 2023 The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is carrying out a 4 week consultation seeking…
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3 New Offshore Wind Energy Schemes in the Irish Sea Announced
The Crown Estate has announced that Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 Agreements for Lease signing concluded in January 2023. Three of the six leases…
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Research report on marine debris pathways for non-native species into UK waters
Scientists from CEFAS – the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science – have published pioneering research modelling how non-native species can be transported…
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Government to ban the supply of unnecessary single-use plastic items
In November 2021, Defra launched a consultation on proposals to ban the supply of single-use plastic plates, cutlery, and balloon sticks and expanded and…
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2022 Bathing Water Results
Defra has announced the 2022 bathing water results. The results summarise the compliance of coastal and inland designated bathing waters for England in 2022. …
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Marine Strategy Part Two: UK updated monitoring programmes
The Government has published the Marine Strategy Part Two: Updated Monitoring Progammes. The strategy sets out how the UK will move towards Good Environmental…
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Closed – Booking now open for Climate Change on the North West Coast conference 29 & 30th March 2023
We are pleased to announce that booking is now open. The North West Coastal Forum is working with the North West and North…
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