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What’s Happening on the North West Coast 2025 Report
by NW Coastal Forum on May 2, 2025
Now Available: Regional Coastal Habitat Conference Outputs
by Linn Wiberg on March 13, 2025
We would like to announce that the conference outputs from the ‘Coastal Habitat Restoration and Creation in North West England 2025: Exploring progress and…
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The 2025 North West Awards for Coastal Excellence Winners!
by Linn Wiberg on March 13, 2025
The North West Coastal Forum is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 NW Awards for Coastal Excellence – an award scheme that…
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We are Recruiting – Call for Trustees of the North West Coastal Forum
by NW Coastal Forum on February 6, 2025
The North West Coastal Forum – established in May 2000 as a multi-sector non-profit partnership – is setting out on a new journey as…
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Consultation – River Basin Planning: Working Together 2024
by Linn Wiberg on January 23, 2025
Consultation closes: 14 May 2025 The Environment Agency is seeking your feedback an approach of working together to review and update the river basin…
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North West Marine Ecosystems Pilot – Invitation to Collaborate
by Linn Wiberg on January 23, 2025
Calling Academics, Citizen Scientists and Marine and Coastal Professionals! The North West Marine Ecosystems pilot is calling academics, citizen scientists, and coastal and marine…
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Clean Power 2030 Action Plan
by Linn Wiberg on April 26, 2025
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has set out an action plan for a clean power system by 2030. The action plan…
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Case Study – Fishing for Litter: KIMO UK
by Linn Wiberg on April 25, 2025
Fishing for Litter is a voluntary initiative, led by KIMO UK and supported through the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS). The project engages with…
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Cuttlefish plan launched
by Linn Wiberg on April 14, 2025
The Marine Management Organisation has launched a Cuttlefish plan. This plan was launched to better monitor and collect data to feed into future decisions…
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Consultation – Marine Recovery Fund
by Linn Wiberg on April 14, 2025
Consultation closes: May 12th, 2025 Defra is consulting on the Marine Recovery Fund (MRF). They are asking for your views on how this will…
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Local Grant Available – Warm Homes
by Linn Wiberg on April 14, 2025
This grant is only available in England but there may be similar grants available in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. People who are on…
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Consultation – Changes to permitted development rights
by Linn Wiberg on April 14, 2025
Consultation closes: July 1st, 2025 The Welsh Government is seeking your views on Changes to Permitted Development Rights, including: Air Source Heat Pumps Off-street…
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Consultation – Land Use in England
by Linn Wiberg on April 14, 2025
Consultation closes: April 25th, 2025 This is a consultation on Land Use in England. The aim is to gather views and lived experiences of…
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North West England & North Wales Coastal Group
The North West England & North Wales Coastal Group is a group of Local Authorities, the Environment Agency and other organisations who manage the coastline from Great Orme’s Head in Wales to the Scottish Border on the Solway Firth. The coastline is a dynamic, ever-changing place that is home to many people and businesses, as well as being important for its variety of environmental and geologic features. The group considers the social, economic and environmental issues that arise on the coastline and seeks to find the best policies to deal with those issues.
More information about the group can be found on: www.mycoastline.org.uk and the site also contains a link to the Shoreline Management Plan for Solway to Great Orme.
Irish Sea Maritime Forum – Working in Partnership for the Irish Sea
The Irish Sea Maritime Forum is a non-profit voluntary partnership. Our vision is: ‘An Irish Sea which has a healthy marine environment, coherent energy policy, safe clean and efficient transport and sustainable fisheries and is managed to deliver sustainable development for the benefit of all.’ This vision is underpinned by the following objectives:
1. To provide a broad based forum for all Irish Sea users and provide an opportunity for voices to be heard,
2. To facilitate knowledge exchange and capacity building across all administrative areas and sectors about marine planning,
3. To facilitate sharing of data and information,
4. To encourage and maintain political support for transnational partnership working in support of marine planning, with the aim of promoting sustainable development in the Irish Sea region, and
5. To facilitate a more coordinated, efficient planning process for transnational issues/projects and good working relationships among Irish Sea partners.
Our Steering Group is made up of representatives from each Irish Sea nation administration and different sectors (such as fisheries, conservation, academia, planning authorities). The Steering Group elects a Chair, currently Senator Gerry Horkan. The ISMF Secretariat is provided jointly by Cardiff, Aberystwyth and Ulster Universities. For more information see the ISMF website
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