Day: 27 October 2005

Radioactivity in the environment low, Dumfries and Galloway highest doses

Levels of radioactivity in the Scottish environment have found to be below international safety limits, despite several high profile scares.

River Avon gets £1 million for special conservation measures

The River Avon Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is to receive a £1million programme of restoration.

Marine Strategy proposed but contains no binding objectives

The European Commission has proposed a new strategy to ensure that all marine waters are environmentally healthy by 2021.

Desertification and land degradation major problem to meeting MDGs

Land degradation and desertification are among the central issues preventing the international community meeting the Millennium Development Goals, UNEP Executive Director Klaus Toepfor said this week.

Water supply mostly secure although some companies “could do better”

Water companies in England and Wales should all have sufficient supply to meet demand by 2010, even in very dry years, a new report by Ofwat has found.

Recycling consultation: Minister calls for focus on poor performers

Consultation proposals for recycling and composting targets for 2007/08 were released this week, with Minister Ben Bradshaw calling for local authority targets to be frozen except for those whose targets are already at the lowest level.

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