08 Oct 2026
A new report from The Wildlife Trusts, Route Map to Recovery – Fixing Nature in the UK, published ahead of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP17 conference in Armenia, concludes that the UK is on course to meet just three of the 23 targets set under the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) by 2030. […]
08 Sep 2026
Photo by Tania la Vaullee The Government of Jersey has significantly expanded its Marine Protected Area (MPA) network, increasing the proportion of territorial waters protected from dredging and trawling from 6.5% to 21.7%, The Fishing Daily reported. The new rules, which took effect on 1 September, mean the area of sea protected from trawling and […]
08 Sep 2026
Photo by Mitili Mitili Nearly 20 tonnes of rock armour carrying thousands of young European flat oysters have been deployed on two cable crossings in the Dutch North Sea, as part of a pilot project testing whether cable protection infrastructure can double as a tool for reef restoration. The trial is led by grid […]
14 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Adobe Stock The UK has ratified the High Seas Treaty, the international agreement that for the first time allows marine protected areas to be created in the ocean beyond national borders. The Foreign Secretary signed the document required for ratification, which was formally deposited with the United Nations in New York on 10 July, completing […]
28 May 2026
Image description: Aerial view on Cogîlnic River river freed from the dams. A fifth record year Europe removed a record 603 river barriers in 2025, eclipsing the previous year’s total of 542 by 11%. The combined effort reconnected more than 3,740 km of rivers, marking a fifth consecutive year that removal totals have set a new […]
23 Apr 2026
Photo by Marina Helena Muller on Unsplash The Guardian has exclusively revealed pet owners across the UK could be banned from buying flea treatment for cats and dogs under new government rules, in response to fears over their impact on songbirds, fish and other aquatic creatures. Presently flea and tick treatments, commonly imidacloprid and […]
09 Apr 2026
Body of water between grasses, Arundel UK. Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash £90 million pledged to safeguard England’s wildlife Ministers have announced a new £90 million government funding package for species recovery in England, which the government says is the largest ever Government investment in threatened species recovery. More than double the previous round […]
31 Mar 2026
Photo by Ali Abdul Rahman More than 130 governments concluded a week of negotiations in Campo Grande, Brazil on 29 March, agreeing to extend new or upgraded international protections to 40 migratory species at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS CoP15). The marine outcomes […]
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