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Recycling is too far through the life cycle of a product to deliver the kind of carbon savings that are required(30/07/2010)
From a sustainability point of view, concentration on recycling may be misplaced as it occurs too late to be of maximum benefit to the environment. Although recycling saves on the use of raw materials, the process uses energy and produces products of inferior quality compared to the primary product. Therefore, CIWEM believes that recycling is only part of the answer. CIWEM believes that recycling is too far through the life cycle of a product ... [more]
Compromise between capturing Severn tidal power generation potential and minimising the environment effects must be achieved(07/04/2010)
The Severn Barrage project is the largest single source of renewable energy available to the UK, with the estuary providing one of the world’s best opportunities to harness energy from tides. However, according to those preparing the SEA for a feasibility study, a compromise between capturing the power generation potential and minimising the environment effects must be achieved or it risks becoming a pipe-dream. A cross-government group, l... [more]
CIWEM and Staffordshire University develop web-based training units(08/12/2009)
The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, CIWEM, is an independent professional body advancing the science and practice of water and environmental management. CIWEM and Staffordshire University have developed a range of web-based tutor-supported training units to roll out during early 2010. These units will contain one or more assignments aligned to CIWEM's Mandatory Competences. The units fit within an existing company str... [more]
International community urged to cooperate on climate change in the same way that they united for the protection of the ozone layer(19/10/2009)
In the 1980s, computer models predicted a global disaster if no action was taken to protect the ozone layer against synthetic ozone-depleting chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). On 16th September, the UN International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer commemorated the signing of the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol, which are the most widely ratified multilateral environmental agreements to date. Thanks to the 191 n... [more]
Soil science is an under-supported and under-funded sector(24/09/2009)
CIWEM has expressed concerns over both the loss of biodiversity and soil productivity in food production. CIWEM believes that the vital tension between the need to produce food and the need to preserve biodiversity is not fully addressed by Natural England’s draft policy on food security and the environment. UK's biodiversity is currently in crisis, with the loss of set-aside expected to accelerate loss particularly with regards to farmland birds... [more]
CIWEM welcomes Flood and Water Management Bill(04/09/2009)
The production of the draft Flood and Water Management Bill offers a great opportunity to deliver better-integrated environmental management given adequate support, guidance and funding and CIWEM particularly welcomes the measures concerning local authority responsibility, SUDS, partnership working and streamlining organisational responsibilities. CIWEM endorses the proposed increase in responsibility for local authorities (LAs) as the importa... [more]
Desertification threatens to reverse sustainable development and destabilise societies(16/06/2009)
Desertification affects over two billion people living in the two-thirds of the Earth’s surface suffering from land degradation, and is estimated to reduce global income by US$42 billion per year. Desertification has enormous economic, social and ecological implications, threatening to reverse sustainable development and destabilise societies. Land degradation worsens the frequency and impact of natural disasters, reduces the resilience agains... [more]
A creative attitude is vital to generate critical thinking for environmental management(04/06/2009)
CIWEM believes a creative attitude is vital to generate critical thinking for environmental management and welcomes the new opportunity this provides to challenge and refine our perceptions, awaken our sensibilities and renew our relationship with the environment. The arts can help us to understand the environmental problems facing the world by informing, inspiring and showing how things can be changed. CIWEM sees synergy between arts and envi... [more]
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