The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced details of two new intitiatives aimed at protecting coastal ecosystems and strengthening coastal resilience – the creation of a major intertidal habitat at Thorney Island and a pioneering marine restoration initiative to revive native kelp beds along England’s northeast coast.

A new report from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) says that the River Thames – a river that was once declared ‘biologically dead’ - is ringing in 2026 with a new lease of life - although experts warn that rising water temperatures and pollution are threatening the hard-won resurrection.

Southern Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 Sustainable Drainage and Habitat Restoration Framework worth an estimated £1.56 billion (inc VAT).

A groundbreaking river restoration programme in Cumbria has narrowly missed out on winning the world’s most prestigious water conservation award.

The Government has published a planning reform policy working paper paper on development and nature recovery proposing a new approach which uses funding from development to deliver environmental improvements and moves more responsibility for the improvements onto the state rather than developers.

Northumbrian Water is set to transform an area of poor quality grassland in County Durham into a thriving habitat for flora and fauna.

The Environment Agency, Clinton Devon Estates, local representatives and project partners gathered on Thursday last week to celebrate the successful completion of the Lower Otter Restoration Project.

United Utilities has announced plans for a final series of consultation events about its future plans for Crummock Water, Chapelhouse Reservoir Ennerdale Water and Overwater.

Portsmouth Water will “re-wild” 80-hectares of local farmland – the equivalent of around 112 football pitches – in partnership with an environmental trust, as part of its Havant Thicket Reservoir project.

The government has confirmed that farmers and landowners will receive funding and support for projects to create new habitats for wildlife, help protected sites and boost efforts to reach net zero, alongside sustainable food production.