WMO report warns over growing global water resource shortfalls and driest year for global rivers in 3 decades
The year 2023 marked the driest year for global rivers in over three decades, according to a new report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which signaled critical changes in water availability in an era of growing demand.
Office for Environmental Protection calls on DAERA to implement overdue plan to improve water quality in Northern Ireland
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) is calling for a critical plan designed to protect and improve Northern Ireland’s waters needs to be strengthened and implemented without further delay, in a new report released today.
Dam removals in Europe hit all-time high in 2023 - new report warns of safety risks of ageing barriers
According to a new report by Dam Removal Europe, the European dam removal movement achieved another record-breaking year. A remarkable 487 barriers were removed in 15 European countries in 2023 – a 50% increase on last year’s record number.
Northumbrian Water progresses work on North East Catchments Hub in partnership with The Rivers Trust
Northumbrian Water is progressing further work on the North East Catchments Hub in partnership with The Rivers Trust.
CIWEM awarded funding to investigate pollution from roads entering our rivers
CIWEM has been awarded a grant from the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund to illustrate the scale, nature and impact caused by pollution from roads entering rivers and offer potential solutions.
New wetlands in Wiltshire to recharge nearly 600 million litres of groundwater per year
The Rivers Trust, Action for the River Kennet (ARK) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are collaborating to create two new wetlands across North Wessex Downs Area of Natural Beauty and planted 11,000 native plants at two newly created wetlands in Fyfield and Wilton in Wiltshire.
Severn Trent named as Biodiversity Champion at the 2022 Responsible Business Awards
Severn Trent has been crowned as Biodiversity Champion at the 2022 Responsible Business Awards for its £1.2 billion Great Big Nature Boost (GBNB) project, one of the biggest nature projects across the UK.
Thames21 launches new Five Year Plan with call for more collaborative action to get rivers ‘climate-ready’ for impacts of floods and droughts
Thames21 has launched its Five Year Plan (2023-2028) with a call for more collaborative action to get the River Thames and its tributaries ‘climate-ready’ to tackle the impacts of floods and droughts.
Environment Agency and Northumberland Rivers Trust relocate endangered native crayfish to six refuge sites
The Environment Agency and Northumberland Rivers Trust have relocated hundreds of native crayfish from the abundant populations found in the River Wansbeck in Morpeth, one of the last remaining strongholds for the white-clawed crayfish, to six refuge sites in North Northumberland.
Progress in joint Natural England and Environment Agency River Lugg prosecution
A joint prosecution by Natural England and the Environment Agency for damages to the River Lugg has progressed following guilty pleas by the defendant.