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THE alleged pollution of Cornwalls rivers and waterways was highlighted by environmental activists Extinction Rebellion (XR) yesterday when they took so-called toxic samples at the mouth of river where it meets the sea. In the first of a series of actions drawing attention to the issue, XR Climate Crime Scene Investigators collected water samples from the Red River where it meets the sea at Gwithian Beach. Lesley Fitt, one of the organisers, said: “We are doing this to raise awareness a...

Plastic clean-up brings crocodiles back to Indian river Crocodiles are not Sneha Shahi’s favourite animal, but every time she sees one now she smiles. And she sees plenty. Sneha led a campaign to clean up the filthy river, stuffed with plastic waste, that winds its way through the campus of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in Gujarat, India. Ridding the river of plastic had an unexpected outcome – bringing crocodiles back. “We used to joke about how there can be a crocodile in our ...

JNCC Interim CEO appointed From: 14 December 2020 Gemma Harper has been appointed as the Interim Chief Executive of JNCC following an open competition. Currently Deputy Director for Marine Policy in core Defra, Gemma will take up her new role in March 2021 once Marcus Yeo steps down. Earlier in 2020, Gemma co-led the Food Vulnerability Directorate for several months as part of Defra’s coronavirus response. Gemma is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and external advisor to both t...

Nature gets £1.8million to help it blossom Date published: 12 December 2020 Rochdale Canal Nature is on the road to recovery in Greater Manchester, pollinated by £1.8million from the Green Recovery Challenge Fund. The bid, fronted by the newly established Greater Manchester Environment Fund (GMEF), put forward a programme of priority projects that will establish a network for nature across the county, including improved habitats along the Rochdale and Ashton canals. The Greater Manchester...

68 projects to receive a multi-million pound boost for green jobs and nature recovery

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