The Pebblebed Heaths National Nature Reserve in Devon is due to be significantly expanded by nearly 90 hectares today - in part thanks to a unique piece of coastal engineering, which has seen 50 hectares of internationally important new wetland habitat created.

BAM Nuttall is starting work on a £37.4 million cliff resilience project for Network Rail that will protect an iconic coastal railway line for future generations.

Leading port, harbour and maritime consultant Binnies has been awarded a place on the largest port and harbour engineering consultancy framework (across 21 locations) in England, Wales and Scotland for Associated British Ports (ABP).

The Environment Agency has gone out to tender with an engineering services contract for its Marine and Coastal Works Framework (MCF) worth an estimated £220 million.

The Institution of Civil Engineers has extended the deadline for submissions for its Innovation Spotlight at ICE’s upcoming 11th Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters Conference until Friday 31 March.

The Environment Agency has gone out to tender with a contract for the provision of a flood and coastal engineering higher education programme worth up to £4 million.

The Atkins-designed Tywyn Coastal Defence Scheme for Gwynedd Council will be formally opened today by Jane Davidson AM, Welsh Assembly Government minister for environment, sustainability and housing.

Roads, railways, energy and water supply networks and other infrastructure all need to be able to cope with the effects of a changing climate. The first batch in a series of reports produced by organisations which maintain national infrastructure and published by Defra today set out potential risks and solutions – with flooding, coastal and river erosion among the key risks.