Free Webinars from the Devon Maritime Forum . From the latest newsletter: . DMF/LNP Summer Seminars 2020 . Organised and hosted by the DMF in… Read More »A Blue Recovery: “a healthier, cleaner, greener marine”
“The move would create thousands of jobs, a more resilient country and tackle the wildlife and climate crises.” . Today’s online panel discussion with University… Read More »Call for a National Nature Service
Mental health in Devon: why butterflies are a good metaphor for recovery . “The Devon Recovery Learning Community offers opportunities to learn about mental health… Read More »Butterflies and recovery
“We’ve got to change our food production practices and, likely, our diets.” [Prof David Hughes & Miguel Flavián – Supermarkets in your pocket.] . It’s… Read More »Farming and the climate today
“You only have to look at the current situation with Children Services in Devon. This isn’t brought on by those working on the frontline. It… Read More »Disappointing news for rural areas
“The notion of ‘cherishing’ hopefully indicates respect to loved ones and the social/religious heritage of these places, and to signal the need to nurture the… Read More »Launching the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries group
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” [Facebook comment] . In August 2020, there were complaints about areas of the Sidmouth Cemetery gone wild. This… Read More »Managing wildlife in Sidmouth Cemetery – three years on
SWW Director of Natural Resources to give a talk as part of the Biodiversity Festival “Local volunteers have been working for the last two years… Read More »Engaging with South West Water locally
“Our current food system is broken. It erodes public health, damages the environment and puts our farmers under financial strain. Farmers could and should be… Read More »Should councils endorse a plant-based diet or support local farmers?
The SFI payment is supposed to reward farmers for looking after the health of their soil, but very few have received any payment. “Farming in Devon… Read More »How well is the Sustainable Farming Incentive going in Devon?
Meeting to consider sites for new homes this Tuesday. Woolbrook proposal: “Located entirely within East Devon AONB… Overall, the site has a high / medium… Read More »‘Large’ housing allocation for Sidmouth
… the economic potential and social benefits of investing in nature… . The idea of “natural capital” has become key to the idea of restoring… Read More »Investing in natural capital
“Few of us can make sense of the mishmash that’s currently under development.” “It won’t take too long to run out of land, curtailing landscape… Read More »The end of farm subsidies
“A chance to confirm robust plans that will deliver.” . The government has just proposed some new environmental targets: Environment Act 2021: environmental targets There… Read More »Environmental targets: unfulfilled?
How much ‘intervention’ is needed to regenerate woodland? . It’s clear we need to be planting more trees – but how and where is key.… Read More »Temperate forests, livestock and climate change