It's time to get ready for winter
...quarter (26%) of Brits already set a good example by checking in on older or vulnerable neighbours during winter, with others offering to clear paths or driveways in snowy conditions....
Communicating flood risk
Kate Marks, the Environment Agency’s Deputy Director of Flood Risk Mapping, Modelling and Data explains the background to the most recent changes in how we communicate flood risk. I love a good map, I even teach map reading in my spare …
What happens at our Flood Forecasting Centre?
I work in the Flood Forecasting Centre, a joint partnership between the Environment Agency and the Met Office. This is based in the Met Office’s 24/7 operations centre in Exeter. Our job is to tell people where the flood risk …
We’re prepared for flooding, are you?
Did you know that 100,000 young people live in an area at risk of flooding? But only 75% of 18-24 year olds checked if they are at risk in the last year? This is just one of the headlines from …
Know your flood risk and get ‘winter ready’
On the day we launch our annual Flood Action Campaign, John Curtin, the Environment Agency’s Executive Director of Flood and Coastal Risk Management writes about the importance of being #floodaware. So what’s the problem? I recently passed my 25th work …
Unlocking the UK's longest river for shad
I am involved in an ambitious project called “Unlocking the Severn” that will see one of the UK’s rarest fish restored. It will take 5 years to complete, open up more than 250 kilometres of river and be one of …
Fish farming - how hard can it be?
This blog originally appeared on the Countryfile Magazine website: http://www.countryfile.com/article/fish-farming-how-hard-can-it-be Here at the National Coarse Fish Rearing Unit in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, we raise and stock out approximately 500,000 fish each year. These fish restock rivers and lakes throughout the length and …
Clearing the Aire
The Upper Aire Catchment is located in one of the most picturesque parts of the country. Fisheries officer Pete Turner talks about his work in helping it be a haven for all. If Yorkshire is God’s own county, the Upper …
Building a greener future
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Emma Howard Boyd, Posted on:
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agriculture, Cleaner Seas, Climate change, Community, Fisheries and biodiversity, Flood, Greener business, Other areas of our work, Regulated industry, Uncategorized, Water
As I begin my tenure as Chair of the Environment Agency it is now, more than ever, that we need a bold new vision for the environment. Over the last 40 years EU legislation has helped shape and promote improvements …
Constructing good waste practices – industry is taking a lead
Last month, I attended the RWM - Resource Efficiency and Waste Management Solutions - conference and supported the ‘right waste, right place’ (RWRP) industry led campaign that raises awareness of the duty of care all organisations have when dealing with …