DairyUK and WRAP sign Federation House Commitment Partnership to reduce water usage
The FHC is a voluntary commitment for food and drink manufacturers administered by WRAP. This contributes to a wider food and drink industry sector target to reduce water use by 20% by 2020. The FHC asks participants to develop water reduction plans, affords them access to expert advice and site visits, and requires the submission […]
Defra consultation muddies the water
Defra’s consultation on the Water Act 2003 contains proposals that could leave farmers without a licence to abstract water, and no right of compensation. In addition, the NFU believes that Defra has been unclear over what would constitute the ‘serious damage’ that would justify the withdrawal of an abstraction licence, and that not enough emphasis […]
Can’t wait, won’t wait
Without a dramatic change in stance from key global political players, prospects for a sustainable future are bleak as the environment sinks down the political agenda and the green movement struggles to provide solutions and leverage appropriate with the scale of the challenges faced by humanity. After expectations for the Copenhagen climate talks in 2009 […]
New deal for nature and water at Haweswater
Haweswater is the biggest source of drinking water in North West England – supplying approximately two million people. The conservation organisation has taken a tenancy of Naddle Farm, an upland sheep farm comprising approximately 500 ha (1250 acres) of enclosed farmland and woodland, with substantial common grazing rights on the open fells. The vision […]
