05 Feb 2018
To coincide with World Wetlands Day, ABPmer has unveiled its recently redesigned coastal habitat creation and restoration website, OMREG (Online Marine Register) (www.omreg.net) OMREG is an online searchable database of implemented coastal habitat creation and restoration schemes mainly in North West Europe but increasingly further afield. Each scheme entry includes the what, why, where and […]
03 Nov 2017
In November 2016 we hosted a national conference that considered the beneficial use of dredged sediment for habitat restoration or creation. At that event it was highlighted that one of the several barriers to implementing such ‘recharge’ schemes is that they often incur extra costs when compared with standard practices for dredge material disposal. Furthermore, […]
30 Aug 2017
Blue marine Foundation – Simon Harding Oyster restoration in the United States is decades ahead of Europe and much better funded, with significant funds coming from the government including the military, a BLUE fact-finding trip to the east and west coasts has shown. A small team of budding oyster restoration practitioners from Europe, the United […]
17 Jul 2017
Starry Smoothhound Shark (Mustelus asterias) feeding within the Medmerry site Environment Agency Andrew Gilham, Blog: The news about the sharks in Sussex caused a flurry of excitement on Twitter. We’re proud of our work to build natural flood defences and protect nature at Medmerry. The footage of the Starry Smoothhound Shark (Mustelus asterias) feeding within the Medmerry […]
12 Jul 2017
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 […]
31 May 2017
Do you work with natural processes to reduce flood risk or improve the environment? Go to the RiverWiki to share your ideas or find inspiration. The RiverWiki has recently been updated in now holds more than 1000 river restoration case studies from around Europe. The RiverWiki is an interactive online source of information on restoration schemes from around […]
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