A great day for the StARR project today. Ben Johnstone Ben Johnstone our Flood & Coastal Risk Manager and Peter Marsh, Service Director for Environment @cornwallcouncil signing the Memorandum of Understanding. The project will help to reduce flood risk in #Par and #StBlazey.

🚴‍♀️ National Highways: South-West has today announced a multi-million pound boost for environmental and cycling projects along the A30 in Cornwall. We'll be working with Highways England to deliver these exciting new schemes - ow.ly/kIj630nLE44 Councillor Geoff Brown explains more...

Great news today that the #A30DesFunds have been approved 🥳 This is a ground breaking investment that will benefit Cornwall's environment, residents, visitors and economy.

Today is #GlobalRecyclingDay. It's also the day a whale washes up with 40kgs of #plastic in its belly. Let's not let this animals suffering at our hands be forgotten. Mindless plastic (and other material) consumption must stop. #ClimateChange theguardian.com/environment/20…

Great to hear from Environment Agency chair, Emma Howard Boyd, on the state of our soils #ActOnSoils

Soil delivers 95% of global food supplies. UK #soil contains carbon roughly equal to 80 years of GHG emissions. It’s under pressure from #climatechange, development & pollution. Here’s Environment Agency’s report: bit.ly/2wBdvx0 + my speech: bit.ly/2wyRfDR

Just in case there is anyone out there who hasn’t heard - #ClimateChange is the biggest risk we face. Help be part of the solution by sharing your views on our draft Flood & Coast strategy - all you need here consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/fcrm/national-… #ClimateEmergency

Thanks to everyone who joined us and our colleagues from the Environment Agency for a drop-in event at Coombe Community Hall in #Cornwall yesterday. We were there for the day to talk about proposals for treating mine water which pollutes Coombe Stream, Gwindra Stream and the River Fal.

We’re helping to raise money to help this community turn the tide and prevent #plasticpollution

Once the plastic is melted down, the right amount of sand is added depending on the type of tile being made. UK Aid Direct #UKAid #PlasticRecycling #WasteMatters #StopPlasticPollution

Only a week left to go! Have your say on our long-term flood & coastal erosion risk management strategy, planning for a more resileint future in the face of #ClimateChange - Have your say here: ow.ly/m0xq50uNtEo #ClimateResilience

"For many young people soon to become investors, mainly via pensions, this looks like a Catch-22. You need to save, yet your savings are contributing to a world that will be much less hospitable by the time you retire" Powerful words as always by Emma Howard Boyd

Using the latest science from Met Office, we now have the most detailed picture yet of our changing climate Extreme weather will become more frequent, but we’ll be using this data to respond these challenges and protect communities metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press… #UKCP18 Defra UK

Farming practices are changing. Consumers are asking us what impacts they are having on freshwater ecosystems. Read more at: bit.ly/Agri_Impacts

Don’t miss this on Sunday evening - BBC News - Sir David Attenborough: 'People thought we were cranks' bbc.co.uk/news/entertain… My hero Dave focuses on the human impact on climate change, animal diversity, poaching and deforestation across all seven continents. 🌍

This morning we’re discussing how Cornwall’s wildlife and wild places are good for business... #WilderFuture 🌱🌿🐝🕸🌍🐟👍🏻

There are ten flood warnings in place for the South West. Nine are on the south coast. These remain in place until the high tides have passed. A busy night for our teams out on reconnaissance and responding where needed: …od-warning-information.service.gov.uk/warnings

On #WorldSoilDay worth remembering all the fantastic properties of #soil. A massive #carbon and #water store, mitigator of #floods, source of #food and #biodiversity and protector of hidden treasures. Surely we should love soils more?

I'm recruiting a Managing Director for Cornwall Environmental Consultants who supply trusted ecology and landscape architecture services. All profits support the work of @CwallWildlife to restore nature and tackle climate change🐝🐞🦔 🐬 💷💷 Apply below, closes 6 Jan 2020..... networxrecruitment.com/Jobs/Advert/18…

An important announcement today from Environment Agency, Triodos Bank UK (inactive), Defra UK and Esmée Fairbairn. Four projects that restore valuable habitats will receive funding to encourage private sector investment in the natural environment: bit.ly/2ZUSc9p