15 Apr 2026

Image description: Aerial view of Ilkley wetland project run by Yorkshire Water. Image credit: Yorkshire Water. Work has officially begun on a nature-based wetland in Ilkley, marking the next chapter of a £60 million investment to improve water treatment and the water quality of the river Wharfe.  The project forms part of Yorkshire Water’s largest ever environmental […]

02 Apr 2026

Image Description: Landscape view of the River Dart in Devon. Photo by Valentina Sotnikova on Unsplash England’s water environment faces a perfect storm The Environment Agency has published their latest Chief Scientist’s Annual Review 2025, highlighting how they are using science to support the country’s ambition for sustainable growth and respect the nature that underpins […]

19 Mar 2026

Image description: A silver car submerged in flood water. Photo by Wes Warren on Unsplash   More than 600 projects in England will be receiving a share of £1.4bn in government funding to “help protect tens of thousands of homes and businesses”. The Environment Agency says that project plans span improved flood barriers and embankments […]

15 Jan 2026

Image description: A red squirrel clinging on to a tree trunk. Image by Pearse O’Halloran on Unsplash   A report from the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has concluded the government is not on track to meet its targets to save wildlife in England and is failing on almost all environmental measures. The OEP found […]

04 Dec 2025

  The UK transport sector is facing growing hazards, including flooding and landslides, as a result of climate change making British winters warmer and wetter, according to new guidance released by the Met Office and the Department for Transport (DfT). The two bodies have collaborated on a report outlining the increasing pressures on infrastructure across road, rail, maritime, and […]

13 Nov 2025

Image description: View across a wetland, location unknown. Photo by Henry Be on Unsplash.   A £1.45m integrated constructed wetland (ICW) to further treat wastewater has been completed at Staplefield Wastewater Treatment Works in West Sussex, following the planting of more than 80,000 native wetland plants, shrubs and trees. The project represents one of the […]

16 Oct 2025

Image description: High river levels after flooding. Image by Laughing Cynic from Pixabay   The government has pledged to fund new flood defences for deprived communities across the UK, under reforms they say aim to safeguard England’s renewal by better protecting homes and businesses from flooding. The Government said rules on allocating flood defence funding […]

28 Aug 2025

Image description: Okavango delta, River, Landscape. Image by Christo Ras from Pixabay   Nature-Based Infrastructure fund Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) has committed £25 million to the Cornerstone Portfolio of Rebalance Earth’s forthcoming nature-based Infrastructure Fund. The investment marks one of the most significant allocations to nature in the British Isles, treating nature as infrastructure by […]