Portsmouth City Council and the Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership (ESCP) are looking to work with an artist, or group of artists who are able to provide a long-lasting and aesthetically pleasing piece of artwork for enhancement of the proposed sea defence wall along Eastern Road in Portsmouth.
The Port of Southampton will welcome MSC Cruises’ newest vessel MSC Grandiosa for her UK launch on 12 November.
The Bill places the 25 Year Environment Plan on a statutory footing and confirms powers to enhance nature and habitats and combat the effects of plastics on our natural environment.
The public are being asked to give their views on strengthening protections for UK waters to help safeguard species and habitats.
The first of three explosions as part of the demolition of Fawley Power Station on the Hampshire coast has been carried out.
Plans to create a new £800m diesel plant at the UK's largest oil refinery have been agreed by councillors. Esso is to build a hydrogen-generating plant, an automotive diesel oil production facility and diesel storage tank at Fawley, near Southampton.
The Department for Transport (DfT), in partnership with ABP’s Port of Southampton, has launched the UK’s first Port Economic Partnership (PEP), an innovative initiative to create stronger links between ports and Government, to maximise long-term trade and economic growth.
An 8,000 year-old wooden platform has been discovered on the seabed off the Isle of Wight. The structure was found by the Maritime Archaeological Trust 36ft (11m) below sea level east of Yarmouth at a site which was dry land during the Stone Age.
On 19 July, the Isle of Wight joined the UK’s UNESCO network as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve to celebrate and promote a more harmonious and sustainable relationship between people and nature. View the promotional video.
The forthcoming Environment Bill seeks to establish a comprehensive legal framework for environmental improvement. It will also create a new Office for Environmental Protection. Defra have published a summer policy statement paper on the Bill.
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has created 41 new Marine Conservation Zones. Regulators, such as the Marine Management Organisation and local Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCA), will be responsible for ensuring the Marine Conservation Zones are managed to protect their species and habitats, working with local fishing communities and other organisations.
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