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Solent Seascape Project

Solent Seascape Project
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The Solent Seascape Project is a 5 year project working to restore a number of habitats across the Solent. The CHaPRoN Project in Chichester Harbour is one of ten partners involved.

Follow this link to find out more about the Solent Seascape Project

CHASM

CHASM

CHASM: Crustaceans, Habitat And Sediment Movement. The CHASM project aims to identify causes behind the decline in crab and lobster catch, the decline in sea water and habitat quality, and the increased quantity of marine sediment on the UK south coast initially observed by the fishermen of Selsey Bill. These are questions that first emerged well over 10 years ago,... Read More»

ICZM 2011 - Coastal Change Pathfinder

In late 2009 the Government awarded £11 million in grants to local authorities who demonstrated the best and most innovative ideas for dealing with and adapting to coastal change. To its delight, Chichester District Council was awarded £450,000 and and became part of the Coastal Change Pathfinder Project. The project began properly in May 2010 and continued until the end of June 2011. A total... Read More»

ESPACE

ESPACE

Early on in its life, the MPP became part of a European funded project – European Spatial Planning: Adapting to Climate Events (ESPACE). The project aimed to ensure that adaptation to climate change is recognised and to recommend that it is incorporated within spatial planning mechanisms at local, regional, national and European levels. On a local level this... Read More»