Environment Agency and Natural England to remain separate 01 July 2013 2787 Natural England and the Environment Agency will continue as separate entities but must undertake significant changes in the way they operate, Defra Secretary Owen Paterson has announced but they will be required to review their services and make further efficiences.
New issue of the Managing Water e-magazine 01 July 2013 1809 Each month there is an article on river restoration. In some of the issues you can see the approaches to preventing sediment pollution, a feature on the RESTORE project European river restoration guide for developers and planners & much more http://content.yudu.com/A269up/April2013/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl&__PDFMODE=OLD&
June 2013 bulletin 26 June 2013 2955 In this month's bulletin we have news from Romania about the importance of using legislation to help restore rivers, a RESTORE double event in Switzerland and Germany and an update to our How to do River Restoration pages. June 2013 RESTORE Bulletin.pdf
'Safe' levels of pesticide fail to protect biodiversity 26 June 2013 4511 Despite stringent safety standards, pesticides have reduced stream invertebrate biodiversity by more than 30 per cent, a new study by an international team of scientists has found.
Re-wilding the River Bure: Low cost river restoration 07 June 2013 5350 ‘How should a river be restored?’ can often be translated as ‘How much will it cost?’ One inexpensive low tech approach, that has sometimes led to divided opinions, is now gaining acceptance as a suitable method of restoring natural riverine processes. A pioneering plan to recreate natural tree-fall was carried out on the River Bure, a chalk stream on the Bickling Hall Estate in Norfolk. The only equipment needed was an old boat, a hand winch and a chainsaw. See the re-wilding of the R. Bure in action here
