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World Water Day: The Unseen Pollution in our Rivers

  • Matthew Woodard
World Water Day is all about accelerating change to solve water use and sanitation crises. It is no secret that our waterways are facing a variety of issues from overuse, pollution, and climate change. There are many unseen problems in our rivers and waterways, including more elusive forms of pollution.

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How water stewardship is making a difference, one drop at a time

  • Matthew Woodard
Water is currently at the forefront of many conversations. Pollution, drought, scarcity: this precious substance is the heart of our growing population, and we need to do more to protect it. This year’s World Water Day is focused on accelerating solutions to mitigate against the global water crisis.

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Irish Rivers Turning Green — But not for Saint Patrick

  • Matthew Woodard
Along with an abundance of shamrocks and a plethora of dancing leprechauns, one of the most iconic celebrations of Ireland’s patron saint is the annual tradition of dyeing urban American rivers green around March 17.

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International Day of Action for Rivers 2023

  • Matthew Woodard
To celebrate the International Day of Action for Rivers, we are focusing on how rivers, and the actions we take to protect them, unite us and bring communities together.

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The Rivers Trust Conference 2023: Call for Contributions

  • Matthew Woodard
The Rivers Trust Conference will discuss and reflect on an array of prominent environmental issues, and hear from the people who are fighting them. We are keen to present a diverse line-up featuring voices from the Rivers Trust movement, the wider environmental sector, industry, governance, and campaigners.

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World Wildlife Day 2023

  • Matthew Woodard
Our rivers support a wonderful variety of wildlife, deserving of celebration and protection. For world wildlife day we are delving into the overlap between the needs of wildlife and humans and how protecting one does not need to come at the cost of the other.

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Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)

  • Matthew Woodard
The Government announced last month that it would be making sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) mandatory for all new developments in England, but what are SuDs and how do they benefit our waterways and reduce the risk of flooding?

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Tessa Wardley joins The Rivers Trust

  • Matthew Woodard
Writer, and water and environmental professional Tessa Wardley joins The Rivers Trust as Director of Communications and Advocacy.

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Deposit Return Schemes coming to the UK

  • Matthew Woodard
January saw the announcement that deposit return schemes (DRS) are set to be implemented across the UK. This is welcomed news as organisations have been calling for DRS for quite some time, but they have seen frequent delays since originally being proposed in 2018. But what is a deposit return scheme, how do they work, and are they effective?

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Wetland intervention as part of the EU Life IP Natural Course Project

World Wetlands Day: how corporations can shape the future of UK wetlands

  • Matthew Woodard
Wetlands are an important and multi-functional, natural solution to a host of pressing environmental challenges. 

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