News for: Natural Flood Management

Natural flood management video by Stroud District Council

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Stroud District Council have produced a new film to describe the technical principles of Natural Flood Management on small streams and their catchments. The film looks at the different techniques and methods they have used and how to build a variety of NFM structures in the landscape. The video describe principles, methods, design and how to maximise multiple benefits for biodiversity and water quality. 

Click the link below to view the video.

Buffering the bumps – the benefits of riparian zones in floods (Australia)

Thursday, August 25, 2016

This is an article from Rivers of Carbon in Australia: "Water is not the enemy, it is water velocity (speed) that causes the damage.  Australian rivers are meant to be rough and bumpy and riparian vegetation can provide protection from flood impacts along with individual and cumulative benefits to landholders up and down stream."

Read more by clicking the link below

New interactive map of nature-based flood risk management projects

Thursday, January 28, 2016

JBA Trust and Lancaster Environment Centre have developed an interactive map of nature-based flood risk management projects. It’s a free resource with the main aim of assembling a map-based catalogue. JBA Trust and Lancaster Environment Centre are also looking to identify how the performance of the projects is being assessed so that they can build a picture of how working with natural processes delivers benefits at a broader scale.

Read more here

Learning from community led flood risk management in Scotland

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Learning from community led flood risk management utilsed the Carse of Stirling (COS) as a case study area to work with the community, landowners and The Carse of Stirling Partnership (TCOSP) to assess natural flood management (NFM) measures suitable for addressing flooding issues across the COS, additionally outlining any likely ecosystem service provision. Read more and view the full report by clicking the link below.

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