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ENVIRONMENT AGENCY NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS REPORT FEB 2025The Environment Agency’s Chief Scientist’s Group has published a new and detailed 150 page report on the multiple benefits of nature-based solutions.

BRISTOL WATER  Floating wetlandBristol Water is trialliing floating wetlands to help improve water quality at its reservoirs.

FLOODPLAIN WETLANDS RIVER YAREA £282,000 project involving the Environment Agency, Norfolk Rivers Trust and Water Resources East to create floodplain wetlands along a section of the River Yare has been completed.

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENTMeasures to unblock much-needed infrastructure projects whilst supporting nature recovery at scale will be included in proposals for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill this year, the Government has announced as part its Plan for Change.

GLACIER Mer de GlaceUNESCO and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) yesterday officially launched the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation at WMO headquarters, marking a crucial milestone in global efforts to protect glaciers that provide freshwater to over 2 billion people worldwide.

NRW INTERIM STATE OF NATURAL REOURCES REPORT DEC 2024Urgent and collective action is needed now if Wales is to redress the balance between the degradation and protection of our natural resources in the face of ongoing nature, climate, and pollution emergencies. 

Salmon fishingThe Environment Agency has announced that new rules to protect salmon and other fish in the River Camel catchment in Cornwall have come into force - salmon caught in the River Camel catchment must be returned to the water with the least possible injury.

RED KITE RELEASE FLIGHTThis year marks the 20th anniversary of the reintroduction of Red Kites to the North East, a project, Northumbrian Water is proud to have been part of.

CHING ACTION PLAN 2024The Environment Agency has published a new partnership river action plan for the River Ching, an urban watercourse that flows from Essex to north London.

yw-logo-blueYorkshire Water is planting over 38,000 native trees to create a new woodland on its land outside Cottingham, near Hull. The new 25-hectare woodland will see 38,325 native trees planted in collaboration with the Woodland Trust.

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