Category: National News

Consultation – River Basin Planning: Working Together 2024

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Consultation closes: 14 May 2025 The Environment Agency is seeking your feedback an approach of working together to review and update the river basin management plans in 2027. The river basin management plans are updated at the end of a 6 year planning cycle, where the next update is due 2027. In order to understand […]

Clean Power 2030 Action Plan

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The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has set out an action plan for a clean power system by 2030. The action plan aims to tackle 3 challenges that the UK faces: Maintaining secure and affordable energy Creating ned industries and investable opportunities Protecting the environment from the effects of climate change This action […]

Case Study – Fishing for Litter: KIMO UK

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Fishing for Litter is a voluntary initiative, led by KIMO UK and supported through the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS). The project engages with fishers, facilitating collection of litter at sea to be disposed of appropriately at participating ports and harbours. Simultaneously, there is ongoing work to raise awareness surrounding the economic and environmental impact […]

Cuttlefish plan launched

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The Marine Management Organisation has launched a Cuttlefish plan. This plan was launched to better monitor and collect data to feed into future decisions on potential management, rather than formal management measures being implemented, based on stakeholder feedback.  MMO fisheries managers are also testing technical measures to conserve stocks. Thus far, the MMO has: Introduced […]

Consultation – Marine Recovery Fund

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Consultation closes: May 12th, 2025 Defra is consulting on the Marine Recovery Fund (MRF). They are asking for your views on how this will function. What is the Marine Recovery Fund (MRF)? The Marine Recovery Fund is a proposed voluntary mechanism to pay into strategic compensatory measures (SCMs) for adverse environmental impacts on protected sites. […]

Local Grant Available – Warm Homes

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This grant is only available in England but there may be similar grants available in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. People who are on a low income, getting certain benefits or living in a certain postcode could be eligible for free energy saving improvements to their homes via this local grant.  Follow this link to […]

Consultation – Land Use in England

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Consultation closes: April 25th, 2025 This is a consultation on Land Use in England. The aim is to gather views and lived experiences of farmers, developers and citizens. Currently, there is a plan to shift power from Whitehall to individuals and communities that use the land. The consultation process will determine the role of the […]

Invitation to Participate in Ocean Literacy for England workshops

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The workshops, organised by the Diverse Marine Values project, Defra and the OCT, will be part of a series of workshops to co-develop an ocean literacy strategy for England.  Defined as ‘having an understanding of the ocean’s influence on your, and your influence on the ocean’, ocean literacy has been positioned as a key mechanism […]

Consultation closed: Consultation on the merchant shipping (vessels in commercial use for sport or pleasure) regulations 2025

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Consultation closes: 25 February 2025 at 11:59 pm The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking views on a new Statutory Instrument and the accompanying Code of Practice for Small Vessels in Commercial use for Sport of Pleasure (“Sport or Pleasure Vessel Code”). Consultation description The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or […]