From the Green Finance Institute The Wyre River Natural Flood Management Project will deliver more than 1,000 targeted measures to store, slow and intercept flood water and prevent peak flow in a catchment in England. Beneficiaries of the reduced flood risk are paying for the interventions, and the Project’s Community Interest Company has successfully raised […]
The manual sets out key stages in the delivery process of NFM – from initiating a scheme and understanding the interests of local people to selecting, designing and constructing the interventions, as well as monitoring and managing their performance – and the role of local communities, landowners, regulators, utility companies and local authorities. “We want […]
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 […]
This report was written last year but just been published. Key barriers to NFM are NFM is recognised as a complex process lacking specific guidance, policy regulation and, often, financial and perceived environmental incentive; Challenges of successfully engaging a wide range of stakeholders with different levels of involvement; Lack of clarity on maintenance requirements for […]
Wyre Natural Flood Management Project: Partnership project to enhance the local environment and protect against flood risk – Update A virtual launch of the Wyre NFM (Natural Flood Management) Investment Readiness Project was held Monday 26 October and was attended by key partners and stakeholders, including Environment Agency Chair Emma Howard Boyd. Organised as a […]
Defra ‘Consultation to run for 12 weeks, seeking views on how to increase tree planting and tree and woodland management. • Trees are a unique natural asset that play a crucial role in combating the biodiversity and climate crises we face. • The government’s environmental programme will play its full part as we build back […]
A wide-reaching ‘source to sea’ natural flood risk management and habitat creation scheme for the River Don was launched recently. The work supports the wider River Don catchment natural flood management programme in partnership with the Environment Agency and Sheffield City Council to slow and store flood waters using nature-based solutions like tree planting and peat restoration to […]
A trial using nature to help reduce flood risk hailed a success A natural flood management pilot at a farm in Earby has been successfully completed. A trial to help test how nature based solutions such as creating wetlands can be used to help reduce the risk of flooding has been successfully completed at Marlfield […]