A speech by Sir James Bevan argues that reaching net zero “not enough” to save our planet, and that net zero and adaptation should be be seen as “two sides of the same coin”. The speech concludes: “The most exciting opportunity of all is the opportunity to create a better world: to build back better […]
Developing a new Natural Flood Management manual, which will provide design and management guidance to help practitioners with natural flood management. This project will collect evidence, case studies and lessons learnt from the delivery of NFM projects to develop a new design and management guide. This guide’s main focus is to provide guidance for practitioners […]
With river levels remaining high in the wake of Storm Christoph and subsequent snowfall, it has emerged that swathes of England’s vital flood defences are ‘almost useless’. An investigation by Unearthed found that thousands of England’s vital flood defences were in such a state of ruin last year they would fail to protect communities from extreme […]
The Environment Agency has published a summary of responses to the recent Challenges and Choices consultation, into the “challenges our waters face and the choices we all need to make to help tackle those challenges”. The Agency received a total of 606 responses from a range of groups and individuals, including: the water industry local […]
Nice short video of the new pass, led by the Canal & River Trust, here https://twitter.com/SevernUnlocked/status/1308781539619221505 Read more on the Unlocking the Severn project here.
Covered by the BBC and in the Guardian All rivers in England have been declared dirty after every single one failed to meet quality tests for pollution, according to a review by the Environment Agency. Just 14 per cent of England’s rivers are in good overall environmental condition – while not one of them is […]
The Environment Agency’s ‘The State of the Environment: health, people and the environment’ shows the green inequality in society. The report – which brings together a wide range of evidence – finds that people living in deprived areas are not only more likely to have poorer health outcomes, they also have poorer quality environments and […]