Latest South West Region news...
- DORSET INDUSTRIAL ESTATE UNDER SPOTLIGHT IN POLLUTION CRACKDOWN
| 20/11/2008 |
The Environment Agency is launching an anti-pollution campaign on the Holton Heath Industrial Estate to protect nearby Poole Harbour. The move follows a series of pollution incidents in th...
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- BEESANDS TIDAL DEFENCES UNVEILED
| 14/11/2008 |
Residents in the South Devon village of Beesands will be celebrating major improvements to their sea defences next week at a special ceremony organised by the Environment Agency. Highlight...
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South West Region Information
The environment of the South West is one of the richest in the UK, with over 60% of the UK's Heritage Coast, almost half the UK's designated bathing waters, and high proportions of the UK's rarest and most endangered habitats (for instance, 57% of the UK's flower rich meadows). Five million people live in the region and over 15 million visitors are drawn here annually by its natural, built and cultural heritage. So the region's environment is vital not just for its own sake, but because of the contribution it makes to the economy and overall quality of life in the South West.
The region covers Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and most of Wiltshire. Our environmental priorities include flooding, soils and run-off, and waste.
We often work in partnership with others, to tackle these and other issues - our contribution to the Environment Agency's vision of a healthy, rich and diverse environment for present and future generations.
