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Water bill rises & Defra’s water company announcements

  • The Rivers Trust
  • News
Today could represent a much-needed turning point for the water industry, but it is one step in a longer journey.

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#VoteForRivers: What have manifestos got to say about rivers?

  • The Rivers Trust
  • News
The General Election is just a week away and political campaigning is in full swing. We have pulled out the main points relating to rivers from the manifestos of each of the major parties in England.

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The Rivers Trust’s Annual Impact Report is here!

  • Matthew Woodard
Dive into the incredible work and achievements of our Movement from the last year and join us as we look back at our longer-term impact as we celebrate our 20th Anniversary and 30th Anniversary of the first Rivers Trust.

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Where Data Science Meets Environmental Conservation

  • The Rivers Trust
Explore how data science, facilitated through DataCamp Donates, empowered the creation of one of the most crucial updates that we provide each year, the Sewage Map.

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Response to general election manifestos – #VoteForRivers

  • The Rivers Trust
  • News
As party manifestos start to be shared this week ahead of the general election, what should you be looking out for if you’re interested in river health?

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Vote for Rivers at the upcoming General Election

  • Emma Brisdion
  • News
This summer, join us as we #VoteForRivers, sending a clear message to all political parties that action for our precious waterways is vital and is an issue that we the public care strongly about.

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The Rivers Trust’s NFM Hub wins the Esri UK Customer Success Award

  • The Rivers Trust
The collaborative platform has been recognised for allowing more than 50 catchment-scale or community-led projects to manage and share their actions and accelerate the delivery of nature-based solutions at a national scale.

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Spring Big River Watch: your river health survey results

  • Emma Brisdion
  • Blog
In May, we ran our second ever Big River Watch – a citizen science event where we invite everyone in the UK and Ireland to be part of a free and easy survey of river health.

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Water companies launch new live sewage spill maps

  • Matthew Woodard
Several water companies finally launched their own live sewage spill maps, an important step but we still have some way to go before we have a full picture of the storm overflows issue.

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Empowering communities for action in catchment management: A head, heart, and hands holistic approach

  • Matthew Woodard
The Rivers Trust All-Ireland Director Mark Horton recently had the opportunity to give a presentation on Empowering Communities for Action in Catchment Management at the Northern Ireland Environment Forum 2024.

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