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National Tree Week — The Many Benefits of Trees

  • Matthew Woodard
In our continued celebration of trees, we are looking at how they benefit water quality, reduce the impact of flooding, and create vital habitats.

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National Tree Week – bringing Britain together through roots

  • Matthew Woodard
It’s National Tree Week, so we’re taking a moment to celebrate how tree planting along rivers brings our nation together.

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Future Rivers Forum: A day of collaboration, insight, and inspiration.

  • Rebecca Duncan
A collaborative event to improve rivers across the North West

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Using GIS to visualise sewage spills

  • Matthew Woodard
There is plenty of data about our rivers out there. Lots of it is free to use, but that doesn’t always mean that it is easy to access or interpret. Thankfully there are people within the Rivers Trust doing great work to make this data easier to access.

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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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