27 May 2025
Image: Brighton Marina by Being Momentx The MMO has been heavily criticised for renewing a licence for the Brighton marina to dispose of sediment, in Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone. While the marina needs to be dredged to allow vessels to access the marina, there are fears that the sediment is smothering marine […]
15 Sep 2022
The way rivers function is significantly affected by how much sediment they transport and deposit. River sediment — mostly sand, silt and clay — plays a critical ecological role, as it provides habitat for organisms downstream and in estuaries. It is also important for human life, resupplying nutrients to agricultural soils in floodplains and buffering […]
23 Nov 2021
Jan Brooke ‘Are Sediments your thing? Concerned about the Climate Emergency? Want to take Climate Action? Take a look at the COP26 Sediment Management Pledge launched in Glasgow last week by SedNet and Navigating a Changing Climate – see https://sednet.org/climate-change-and-sediment-management-pledge/ and join the forward-looking organisations that have already signed up. Do you share our ambitions? […]
09 Nov 2021
Three new environmental handbooks set out best practice for coastal restoration projects. Three new environmental handbooks that set out guidance for the first time of how to carry out best practice estuarine and coastal habitat creation projects across the UK and Ireland have been published. The handbooks provide practical guidance on restoring and creating estuarine […]
16 May 2018
Devon Wildlife Trust: Beavers could help clean up polluted rivers and stem the loss of valuable soils from farms, new research shows. The study, undertaken by scientists at the University of Exeter using a captive beaver trial run by the Devon Wildlife Trust, has demonstrated the significant impact the animals have had on reducing the […]