The MOEA announced "Directions for Application of Offshore Wind Potential Zones" and 36 zones of potential in July 2015, excluding all existing
environmentally sensitive areas, including the "Major Wildlife Habitat for Chinese White Dolphins" pre-announced by the Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture.
Malay Mail had previously reported that Segari Melintang is classified as
Environmentally Sensitive Area Rank 1 in the National Physical Plan because it is a major turtle landing area, especially for the green turtle.
AWE corporate development manager Garry Marsden said last week the company was conscious it would be working in an
environmentally sensitive area, and was subject to stringent resource consent conditions.
"We have to think more carefully now if it is an
environmentally sensitive area."
Following receipt of a 29,000 [pounds sterling] DEFRA Rural Enterprise Scheme grant, former veterinary nurse Kate Grubb has set up Ecocabin, a self-catering chalet for four people situated on her family's livestock farm in the Clun
Environmentally Sensitive Area.
* Countryside stewardship and
environmentally sensitive area schemes protecting landscapes and wildlife habitats.
His employers, the Milford Haven Port Authority, were in court to accept blame for the spill in the
environmentally sensitive area.
'In the meantime, the state will defend the place to ensure it is maintained as
Environmentally Sensitive Area Rank 1,' he added.
Around PS26m will be spent on top priority Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements, to be targeted at sites of special scientific interest, expiring
Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) and Countryside Stewardship (CSS) agreements and farms that can help meet Government obligations under the Water Framework Directive.
River or
environmentally sensitive area crossings pose many challenges to wind-farm installations, and in these cases, horizontal directional drilling can serve as an easy solution to navigating these areas.
Farmers whose agreements under the old Countryside Stewardship and
Environmentally Sensitive Area schemes expire next year are being given the chance to apply early to join the higher level of the Government's new environmental project.
He was commenting on an incident last weekend where an angling competition was held at the
environmentally sensitive area there despite objections from the Perak Mentri Besar.