Wessex Water ecologists use DNA technology to protect great crested newt
Wessex Water ecologists have been using a pioneering new technique which is helping to protect the great crested newt.
New IUCN and WWF partnership to expand and strengthen protected areas
Leading environmental NGOs IUCN and WWF have joined forces to enhance and promote the role of protected and conserved areas in achieving sustainable development over the next ten years.
Natural England starts £3.5m Hoveton Wetland Restoration Project
Natural England has started work on a £3.5 million Hoveton Wetland Restoration Project as part of the Broads Natura 2000 long-term restoration programme.
WWF warns Mekong mega-dams threaten critically endangered dolphins
Leading environmental organisation WWF is warning that the future of the critically endangered Mekong River Irrawaddy Dolphin is threatened by the 11 proposed hydropower dams along the Mekong.
Yorkshire environment project wins national award
An Environment Agency-led project in Yorkshire has been recognised by the Wild Trout Trust at its 2015 Conservation Awards in London.
Great crested newts delay Thames Water engineering project
Thames Water has had to delay work which was due to start on a new water main following the discovery of great crested newts, one of the UK’s rarest species, found trapped in a manhole chamber.
New £11.8m Upstream Thinking programme in South West to protect rivers
The multi-award-winning Upstream Thinking partnership is expanding work to improve water quality in the region's rivers with a new five-year programme.
European Environment Agency: green infrastructure can mitigate climate change impacts
A new report published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA) explores how ‘green infrastructure’ can help Europe prepare for and reduce the loss from weather- and climate-related hazards.
WWF report says marine life halved in last four decades
Populations of fish critical to human food security are in serious decline worldwide with some at risk of collapse according to the emergency edition of a WWF report released today.
Wessex Water: farmland partnership supports catchment work
A project that works alongside farmers in Wiltshire and Dorset to improve opportunities for declining farmland bird species has been given a boost from Wessex Water’s biodiversity funding programme.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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