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Hertfordshire chalk rivers restoration to combat climate change
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Two chalk rivers are to be restored as part of efforts to combat low flows and climate change.
The work will be carried out on Hertfordshire's River Ash and River Quin.
Dam Removal Europe - Barrier tracker App
Friday, July 15, 2022
Dam Removal Europe (DRE) have launched a campaign promoting the use of the Barrier Tracker with the aim of increasing the number of recorded barriers across Europe.
MERLIN project: questionnaire to gather insights about individual perceptions, experiences and attitudes to freshwater nature-based solutions
Thursday, July 14, 2022
The MERLIN project (Mainstreaming Ecological Restoration of freshwater-related ecosystems in a Landscape context: INnovation, upscaling and transformation) aims at mainstreaming nature-based solutions as key approach to deal with current societal challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss and other sector specific issues. Further information on the project can be found at: https://project-merlin.eu/
The benefits of Woodland Creation - Woods and Water
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Check out this blog 'Right tree, right place, to support water and wildlife' by Michael Rogers, Head of Conservation at Eden Rivers Trust. In this guest blog, Michael looks at how trees can benefit our watercourses, and shares experiences from the Croglin Valley in Cumbria to show the importance of planting the right tree in the right place.
Floodplain Meadows: An Entirely Sustainable Nature-based Solution that is Centuries Old
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
To view the magazine article please click here.
Source: CIEEM In Practice Magazine
Assessing the extent of historical floodplain meadows using GIS
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
We have long been interested in assessing the historical extent of floodplain meadows and have worked with a range of individuals over the years who are researching their local meadows in terms of their historic extent. This work requires in-depth research, exploration of the archives and a good knowledge of the local area and is therefore quite specialised.
European Open Rivers Programme call for Expressions of Interest
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
The European Open Rivers Programme is inviting Expressions of Interest (EoI) for project submissions for dam removal preparatory and demolition projects that fall under grant categories A and B. The EoI must be submitted online via the programme’s Grant Management System by 17:00 CET on 8th July 2022.
2022 European Riverprize applications open!
Friday, May 27, 2022
Applications are now open for the European Riverprize
Parts of Scotland have reached early warning stage in the first water scarcity report published by SEPA this year.
Thursday, May 5, 2022
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published its first water scarcity report of the year, with low levels being recorded in parts of Scotland.
The southern half of the country has reached early warning stage and businesses which abstract water should consider how they can be more efficient to protect both the environment and their own operations.