Category: "in-your-area"
The Future of Seaside Towns Follow Up Report
Following up on the 2017 government report on seaside towns, an new report including the Levelling Up Agenda and a review on progress has been issued. The original report looks at the regeneration of seaside towns and communities and suggests that the 'one size fits all' approach should be avoided,... read more »
Life Solved Live
Life Solved Live is a lecture series held by the University of Portsmouth presenting discoveries intended to change the way you see and understand things. The introductory lecture by Professor Alex Ford discussed the shocking truth behind our pollutants and our marine life in his talk ‘Sex changing sea... read more »
Shipwrecks - friend or foe?
Within the CHASM project we are extremely fortunate to be receiving help from the license holder of a nearby historic wreck in Bracklesham Bay. The wreck itself is showing us a great deal about changes in the marine environment and makes a positive contribution to the project. A recent read more »
Coastal landfill sites
A new survey on threats from coastal landfill sites has been produced by Coastal Partners in association with the LGA Coastal Special Interest Group and the Coastal Group Network. The survey reveals that hundreds of historic coastal landfill sites across the country are at risk of polluting Britain’s beaches... read more »
CHaPRoN
Chichester Harbour Conservancy are running a project to help respond to the increasing pressures on Chichester Harbour. Called CHaPRoN (Chichester Harbour Protection and Recovery of Nature), it is a long-term partnership initiative whose key objective is to protect, enhance and drive recovery of the natural environment within Chichester Harbour and help create a landscape... read more »
Plans to reduce water pollution
New plans to help safeguard England’s precious protected sites by driving down nutrient pollution and allowing for the construction of sustainable new homes for families across the country were announced by the Government in July. Government plans will see: A new legal duty on water companies in England to upgrade... read more »
CHASM sonde and telemetry
CHASM has been working with the Environment Agency to measure water quality parameters in Bracklesham Bay, West Sussex so we can look at some of the environmental factors that might be affecting crabs and lobsters in the area. Recently they deployed a real-time water quality monitor on the West... read more »
Climate Resilience & Adaptation
Climate Resilience and Adaptation – ICZM 2021 has been written to provide parishes, communities and environmental groups on the Manhood Peninsula with information and practical ideas about climate change issues affecting the peninsula. The document is intended to accompany Towards ICZM on the Manhood Peninsula, produced during the... read more »
CHASM Project Report 2020-2021
Since early 2020 the first stages of a project concentrating on lobsters and sediment has been taking place in the seas surrounding the Manhood Peninsula south of Chichester, West Sussex, notably near Selsey Bill and Bracklesham Bay. This is the CHASM Project (CHASM | Manhood Peninsula Partnership). The... read more »
Medmerry Global Standard
An Environment Agency-led award-winning coastal habitat creation and flood alleviation scheme on the West Sussex coast has successfully piloted a new global standard for nature-based solutions established by the world-leading authority on conservation of nature. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) developed the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions... read more »