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UK Initial Assessment and proposals for Good Environmental Status

Consultation Start: 27 March 2012 – Consultation End: 18 June 2012 This is a joint consultation between Defra, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government and on the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The Directive requires Member States to take measures to achieve or maintain Good Environmental Status [...]

Argyll and the Isles coast and countryside trust

Argyll  and  Bute  Council  have  formed  a  partnership  steering  group  with  Scottish Natural Heritage,  Forestry Commission  Scotland, ABSEN,  and  Argyll  &  Bute  Local Services Initiative to look at the possibility of establishing a new independent trust.  The proposed aim of the Trust would be to: ‘work together to sustainably maintain, enhance and promote the coast [...]

Marine Strategy Framework Directive Consultation Event

Defra, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government are planning to launch a joint consultation on the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) on 27 March 2012.  You will be able to find the consultation documents on the Defra web site http://www.defra.gov.uk/consult/open/ Defra will be hosting a stakeholder event [...]

Argyll & Bute – Coastal Development Strategy

Argyll and Bute Council are preparing a Coastal Development Strategy as part of their new Local Development Plan.  One of the key sectors that will be considered in the Strategy is coastal tourism & recreation and therefore the Council is seeking information and views to ensure a relevant, effective and up to date strategy is [...]

EGPS & Renewable Energy Routemap consultations

The Scottish Government has published a Revised Draft Electricity Generation Policy Statement (EGPS) and a draft Renewable Energy Routemap. These draft policies together set out Scottish Government policy for low carbon energy generation. Both policies are now open for public consultation which ends 4 June 2012. A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) under the Environmental Assessment [...]

Marine Social and Economic Data Project 2012

Robust and current data is needed urgently in the marine environment where policy makers are dealing with a number of new legislative requirements such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, the development of Marine Spatial Plans and the designation of new Marine Protected Areas.  In response to this, EMU Limited in collaboration with the Marine [...]