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20 Benefits of Riparian Tree Planting

  • The Rivers Trust
  • Blog
This year, National Tree Week coincides with the 20th Anniversary of The Rivers Trust and what better way to celebrate than by highlighting 20 of the amazing benefits Riparian tree planting can have for our rivers.

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Corporate volunteers plant new saplings

Why businesses must be involved in a more nature-positive future

  • Rebecca Duncan
  • Blog
How working with businesses helps us achieve our vision.

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Wetland Ireland

Press Statement: The Rivers Trust announces innovative water stewardship project partnership in Ireland

  • Matthew Woodard
  • Press release
The Rivers Trust is embarking on an exciting three-year partnership with Amazon Web Services and Meta in Ireland, initiating a dynamic collaboration to unearth opportunities and execute transformative, large-scale, nature-driven solutions.

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Members of The Rivers Trust and Coca-Cola team at our 10 year celebration event

The Rivers Trust and the Coca-Cola Foundation celebrate a decade of collaboration in enhancing freshwater environments across England

  • Rebecca Duncan
The Rivers Trust is calling on greater cross-sector collaboration to enhance water security in Great Britain

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Volunteers planting wetland vegetation

New wetlands in Wiltshire to recharge nearly 600 million litres of groundwater per year

  • Rebecca Duncan
The Rivers Trust, Action for the River Kennet and Amazon Web Services collaborate to create two new wetlands across North Wessex Downs Area of Natural Beauty.

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Morpeth Landscape with Wetlands

Water stewardship: Reviving Northumberland’s rivers

  • Jayne Mann
Every person, household, and business has a role to play in our River Revival. At The Rivers Trust, we connect some of the world’s biggest companies with local grassroots organisations to make that happen.

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Press release: The Rivers Trust responds to amendments proposed to the Environment Bill, announced by Defra today

  • Rebecca Duncan
The Rivers Trust welcomes the proposed amendments to the Environment Bill announced by Defra today, which focus on tackling storm overflows and sewage pollution.

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Announcing a new water stewardship partnership with Britvic

  • Rebecca Duncan
This week, we have welcomed leading soft drinks company Britvic onto our Water Stewardship Programme. Along with some of our local member Trusts, we’ll be working with Britvic to improve river health and water quality near their production sites.

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Climate Conference

Annual conference: keynote speakers and agenda outline announced

  • Rebecca Duncan

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Climate Conference

Announcing the 2021 Rivers Trust Conference: Water at the heart of climate resilience

  • Rebecca Duncan

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