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Guidance document on inland waterway transport and Natura 2000: Sustainable inland waterway development and management in the context of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives
Posted on: 6 November 2012
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This document provides guidance on how best to ensure that activities related to the development and management of inland waterways are compatible with EU environmental policy in general and nature legislation in particular. Particular attention is given to explaining how to develop integrated projects which aim to take account of the river’s ecological processes early on in the design process. This guidance document also outlines the procedures to follow when carrying out an appropriate assessment under Article 6 of the Habitats Directive.
Placing a monetary value on ecosystem services
Posted on: 1 November 2012
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This Policy Position Statement reviews the use of monetary valuation techniques (both market based and non market based) as part of the broader policy of adopting an ecosystem services approach (ESA), which has gained acceptance globally and is increasingly of interest in the UK. In doing so this PPS sets out the position of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environment Management (CIWEM) on the use and appropriateness of adopting monetary valuation methods based upon advice from, and ethical concerns raised by, its membership.
Protected areas in Europe: an overview
Posted on: 24 October 2012
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This report from the European Environment Agency is the first publication of its kind to give a comprehensive survey of protected areas in Europe. It provides an account of the development of protected area policy in Europe, and gives a snapshot of the diversity of our protected areas, highlighting the wide range of benefits they provide.
Social indicators (Research Paper 12/59)
Posted on: 22 October 2012
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This House of Commons Library Research Paper summarises a wide range of social statistics, including environment, energy, housing, transport, local government and UK aviation.
Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Revocation of the South East Regional Strategy: Environmental Report
Posted on: 11 October 2012
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This Environmental Report is a consultation document on the likely significant environmental effects of revocation of the South East Plan and the Regional Economic Strategy (which together form the Regional Strategy).
Running dry: Exploring people’s willingness to pay for river protection
Posted on: 28 September 2012
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To what extent does the type and delivery of information presented to citizens impact on their willingness to pay for protection of natural habitats? This report examines this question through the issue of public attitudes to river protection. By investigating the impact of social and environmental information, and the role of government and industry in providing it, this report highlights how the use of different information affects different environmental arguments.
Rethinking environmental governance
Posted on: 21 September 2012
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In this talk, given on 13 September 2012, Prof. Hajer reviews 40 years of environmental discourse, noting the long dominance of ecological modernisation as well as the impact of recent attempts at valuing and costing the environment in terms of mobilising new coalitions of actors.
Pride in place: Tackling incivilities. Local environmental problems and wellbeing
Posted on: 13 September 2012
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Local environmental problems, or incivilities, can have a serious and long-lasting impact on wellbeing and quality of life for individuals and communities. Issues such as vandalism, graffiti, litter, dog mess and discarded rubbish really matter to people and have a disproportionate impact on those living in the UK’s least affluent communities. CarnegieUK Trust has published a report which highlights the benefits offered by a community-led approach to tackling these problems, and calls for more support to made available to communities, to help them address the environmental problems affecting their neighbourhood. This policy report is informed by eight case studies of community projects from across the UK.
Green Belt: Under renewed threat?
Posted on: 30 August 2012
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A new briefing and map published by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) highlights major new threats to England’s Green Belts
Legal definition of waste guidance
Posted on: 22 August 2012
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This guidance is aimed at businesses and other organisations which take decisions on a day-to-day basis about whether something is or is not waste. In most cases, the decision is straightforward and whoever is taking the decision does not need guidance from the competent authorities to help them take it. However, in some cases, the decision is more difficult (e.g. where the substance or object has a value or a potential use or where the decision is about whether waste has been fully recovered or recycled and has therefore ceased to be waste). The aim of the guidance is to help ensure that the right decision is taken in these more difficult cases.
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