28 Jun 2017

  Freedom-of-information data reveals threat of drought that would devastate wildlife, with government slow to act on water management. WWF & Guardian A quarter of England’s rivers are at risk of running dry, with devastating consequences for wildlife, according to data obtained by WWF under freedom of information rules. Fish are most obviously affected when rivers slow […]

04 May 2017

Angling trust reveal how EA Flood Defence contracts are destroying river habitats that other parts of the EA are trying to support wasting resources  Angling Trust: After a lengthy investigation, the Angling Trust has uncovered evidence of the destruction of habitat for fish and other wildlife by Environment Agency contractors carrying out flood defence works […]

06 Apr 2017

RIMMEL welcomes interested parties to join the Riverine Litter Observation Network for quantification of floating macro litter entering the sea. The project will provide a monitoring protocol for observation of floating litter along with a Tablet Computer Application based on MSFD litter category list (software developed by JRC). The provided tools will allow harmonization of […]