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East Mercia Rivers Trust formation

  • Matthew Woodard
Spanning several counties in the Midlands, two Rivers Trusts are combining their teams and expertise to form the East Mercia Rivers Trust.

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World Habitat Day 2022

  • Emily Cooper
World Habitat Day 2022 focuses on the challenges our settlements face due to the three Cs: coronavirus, climate change & conflict. 

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Statement from our CEO on proposed changes to environmental legislation

  • Rebecca Duncan
Mark Lloyd, CEO of The Rivers Trust, responds to recent government proposals on changing environmental legislation

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Overwhelming community support for a new Rivers Trust in Sligo

  • Emily Cooper
The first steps towards a new Rivers Trust have been taken!

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The Rivers Trust urges new PM to seize the economic opportunities in a blue-green recovery

  • Emily Cooper
The Rivers Trust’s CEO has today urged new Prime Minister Liz Truss to seize the huge economic opportunities from restoring the natural environment and safeguarding the nation’s water supplies for the future.

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Press Release: Thousands of fish killed in Lagan pollution incident; pollution must be taken seriously

  • Rebecca Duncan
The Rivers Trust issues an urgent call for river pollution to be taken seriously after thousands of fish are killed in Lagan pollution incident

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Across the Divides: Ireland’s Biodiversity Crisis

  • Rebecca Duncan
Mark Horton, The Rivers Trust’s All Ireland Director and CEO of Ballinderry Rivers Trust, joins the Across Divides podast to look at the ways that communities can be enabled to tackle the biodiversity crisis through collaborative approaches.

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Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan still too little, too late

  • Rebecca Duncan
Our official response to Defra’s Storm Overflows Reduction plan, published 26th August 2022.

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Drought is our ​‘new normal’ — we need to Build Back Wetter for the long term

  • Emily Cooper
The government has declared a drought in 8 out of 14 of the water areas in England as a result of the prolonged dry weather we have experienced for much of this year. We must Build Back Wetter and plan for the future.

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Defra announces new funding for further tree planting

  • Rebecca Duncan
Today Defra has confirmed the next significant package of funding for local communities and organisations to plant more trees and create more woodlands across the country.

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