Opportunities for catchment partnerships and water companies to work together for the benefit of people, the environment and local economies. A ‘note’ from the Environment Agency, Water UK and CaBA outlines their vision in a timely fashion geared to the PR19 process. CaBA: ‘This note is for you if you work in a water company […]
Defra, the Environment Agency, Natural England and the Rural Payments Agency are developing a scheme under the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) called the Water Environment Grant (WEG) to fund improvements to the water environment. The proposed scheme is being designed to support delivery of projects that are currently funded through the Water Environment […]
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 […]
Will Brexit break down or expand the new approaches that have been improving our rivers? This post is by Richard Benwell, head of government affairs at WWT, Green Alliance Blog 13/7/17 Every stretch of river has its own character. Here are a few of the personalities I’ve got to know over the years: Beverley Brook – […]
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.
This hour long Youtube video explain the logic behind a report on funding catchment projects that is in preparation by EA staff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SADSDpd-eTU&feature=youtu.be
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 […]
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 […]