More than 384,000 discharges of raw sewage were reported by water companies across England and Wales in 2022, official figures show, in what the Rivers Trust has… Read More »‘Unacceptable’: how raw sewage has affected rivers in England and Wales – in maps
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), which was set up after Brexit to replace the enforcement powers of the European Commission, said an investigation suggested… Read More »Ministers may have broken law over sewage dumping in England, says watchdog
The city of Paris has the goal of having open water competitions of the Olympic Games take place in the Seine River in 2024. Although… Read More »Swimming in the Seine
Ministers plan to ditch laws requiring housebuilders to ensure new homes don’t increase the level of nutrient pollution in protected rivers, with more than 2,000… Read More »River Wye: How the Government’s new housing rules could prolong damage to the ‘dying’ waterway
Michael Gove is planning to rip up water pollution rules that builders have blamed for exacerbating England’s housing crisis but which environmental groups say are… Read More »England’s rivers at risk as Michael Gove rips up rules on new housing
Mexico latest country where government is considering passing new laws to criminalise environmental destruction. While damaging the environment is already an offence in most countries,… Read More »Growing number of countries consider making ecocide a crime
The restoration of much of Britain’s vast canal network has been a notable and uplifting success story. Originally saved in the 1960s from Beeching-style closures by Labour’s… Read More »The Guardian view on canals: a national success story under threat
The International Union for Conservation Nature’s World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN WCPA) has launched a freely available guide to achieving Target 3 or the “30×30… Read More »IUCN launches guide to effectively and equitably conserving at least 30% of the Earth by 2030
Housing will be one of the biggest issues of the 2024 election, a protracted British crisis now as old as the days when Brown first… Read More »Will Britain ever build beautiful?
Observer investigation reveals the shocking state of the country’s protected freshwater sites of special scientific interest. More than 90% of freshwater habitats on England’s most… Read More »‘An utter disgrace’: 90% of England’s most precious river habitats blighted by raw sewage and farming pollution
As the scale and severity of environmental issues become more obvious, lawmakers are experimenting with new ways to protect nature. One approach that has gone from blue-sky… Read More »Trees, rivers and mountains are gaining legal status – but it’s not been a quick fix for environmental problems
Half of the biodiversity in forests is unseen because it lives belowground. These organisms are miniscule in size, but their importance to the ecosystem is… Read More »Successfully managing forests must include stewarding the hidden life belowground
The NHS could save more than £635m a year by signing some patients up to nature-based health and wellbeing programmes, a report by The Wildlife Trusts says. The… Read More »NHS ‘could save £635m by prescribing time in nature’
Proposal to improve soil health throughout continent by 2050 criticised for lack of legally binding targets. LINK
UK Government press release: From maps to apps, the Government’s refreshed Geospatial Strategy will ensure the UK stays ahead of the curve in revolutionising location… Read More »New Geospatial Strategy to boost UK’s standing as location technology leader
