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Tweed Forum’s Hamish Robertson hosts COP26 participants

COP26 Participants Visit Tweed Forum’s Eddleston Water Flood Resilience Project

  • Rebecca Duncan
A group of international and UK COP26 participants took time out from the conference in Glasgow to visit Tweed Forum’s Eddleston Water flood resilience project.

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Press Release: £1.5m to be invested in Natural Flood Management in Lancashire

  • Rebecca Duncan
The Wyre Natural Flood Management project (Wyre NFM) is set to receive £1.5m in private investment to implement Natural Flood Management measures to help at-risk communities in Lancashire.

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Riverbanks and watercourses to be planted with thousands of hectares of new woodland to improve water quality and biodiversity

  • Jayne Mann
Over 3,000 hectares of new woodlands are set to be planted along England’s rivers and watercourses with backing from the country’s leading environmental organisations.

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5 Easy Ways to Revive Your River: Support nature-based solutions

  • Rebecca Duncan
If we’re going to solve our twin crises of climate change and nature degradation, we need to work with nature and not against it. In particular, nature-based solutions can help to improve water quality and restore habitats for the wildlife that call them home.

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Ambassador blog: what is Natural Flood Management?

  • Emily Cooper
Our latest Ambassador, Kieran Bird, talks about one of our favourite topics: Natural Flood Management.

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Inishowen Rivers Trust launch a new flood management project for the Clonmany catchment

  • Emily Cooper

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World Wetlands Day: a new wetland for the Wyre catchment

  • Rebecca Duncan

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Natural Flood Management Project Presents a New Collaborative Approach to Green Finance

  • Rebecca Duncan
The Wyre NFM Investment Readiness project investigates funding opportunities for implementing NFM measures along the River Wyre and its tributaries.

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Wyre NFM Investment Readiness Project featured at Greater Manchester Green Summit

  • Rebecca Duncan

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Broomfield Park Wetland recognised in prestigious national awards

  • Rebecca Duncan

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