Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is committing £160,000 to projects which will boost the environment in its operating area, both on land and in water via its Water Framework Directive and Non-Native Species Funding Schemes.

A new report by the European Commission draws a mixed picture for Europe's habitats and species, with over half (60 %) of species protected under the Habitats Directive still in an unfavourable status.

Wessex Water’s biodiversity action plan (BAP) Partners programme, which provides funding to projects that benefit the environment, will be supporting four major projects who will receive between £15,000 and £20,000 annually over the next five years.

A campaign to protect European laws that are crucial for the protection of some of the most important wildlife sites and species in the UK has been launched today by a coalition of 100 Non-Governmental Organisations.

The Environment Agency, in partnership with Anglian Water and the Wild Trout Trust, are proposing to trial a lower minimum required river flow downstream of Rutland Water reservoir during operation of the River Gwash to River Glen transfer.

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is offering farmers and land managers in Mid and West Wales the use of free weed wipers as part of an innovative grassland herbicide campaign following the identification of herbicides, especially MCPA, in local rivers and watercourses via its water quality monitoring programme.