Leading organisations are working with the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) on a new initiative to help fight the climate, nature and wellbeing crisis by creating networks of healthy wetlands across the UK.

The Blue Recovery Leaders Group inaugural meeting at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire, was chaired by chair of Natural England, Tony Juniper, and attended by representatives from sectors including housing, water, charity, engineering, banking and landowners.

All members of the group have an interest in creating wetlands to help meet the objectives of their own organisations, and will work together to identify, develop and deliver pioneering projects that help WWT reach its ‘Blue Recovery’ goal of creating 100,000 hectares of new and restored wetlands across the country.

Members have all signed a “statement of intent” which commits them to exploring ways to work together to help create the network of wetlands.

Full details can be read here.