We are very pleased to announce the release of our new film “The Drip – a watery tale” – beautifully animated by Tim Britton of Forkbeard Fantasy – it’s only 5mins long and we’d love you to watch it … and if you love it too, please do help pump it along the water connected […]
Creating a pioneering model of urban river stewardship in Sheffield Helen Batt, Environment Agency 30 June 2017 After the floods in 2007 in Sheffield the Environment Agency undertook a comprehensive programme of works to clear the River Don of tree growth, vegetation and debris. Both eyewitness accounts and subsequent modelling demonstrated the capacity of the channel […]
CaBA ‘We know that building partnerships can be a real struggle, that’s why we’ve created an interactive guide to point you in the right direction of where to start. From partnership building to catchment planning, this app will guide you through the catchment management process step by step.’ Take a look here.
Dr Phillippa Pearson named ‘Environmental Professional of the Year’. The award celebrates outstanding achievement in protecting, preserving or enhancing the environment and recognises her “passion and commitment” to the environmental sector. The woman behind Welsh Water’s award winning WaterSource approach that looks after drinking water catchments, Dr Phillippa Pearson, was awarded the Society for the […]
Sign up for the Catchment Based Approach information. Defra Minister Therese Coffey announces £6.3 million for rivers at the WaterLIFE Conference http://waterlife.org.uk/2017/03/defra-minister-announces-6-3-million-investment-rivers-wwf-event/ Funding is available based on the scale a catchment partnership operates at. This remains unchanged from 2016/17 as follows: a full catchment scale partnerships can apply for up to £15,000, a sub-catchments scale […]
The UK River Prize is back for 2017 following another successful running of the prize in 2016 where the Rivers Eden, Derwent and Kent – “Cumbria Rivers” were announced as the winners. The prize will follow a similar format with finalists going through to the UK River Prize Awards Evening. The Awards Evening will once again be […]
Working the landscape WaterLIFE’s catchment work in East Anglia is featured in The Ends Report this month, which covers environment, carbon and sustainability news. Rachel Salvidge, Ends journalist, spent a day with the team, learning about some of the issues the region faces – such as soil loss and diffuse agricultural pollution – as well […]
New CaBA booklet The Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) brings people together to enhance rivers at a catchment scale, as well as achieve the aspirations of local communities. More than 1500 organisations are now taking this approach in over 100 river catchments in England and Wales, and there have been many successes and achievements. To illustrate […]