Planning permission sought for major new wildlife habitat on the Tees Estuary, UK 12 December 2011 3452 A planning application to create important new habitat for birds on the Tees Estuary has been submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council by the Environment Agency. The £2.3 million scheme to create 22 hectares of inter-tidal saltmarsh and mudflat at Greatham Creek will compensate for the loss of similar habitats across the Tees Estuary - and also at Redcar - which will be lost over time due to rising sea levels. Read more.......
Reporting from the World Water Forum (16-18 Nov) and RESTORE network event in Ljubljana 24 November 2011 2353 The partners for river restoration in Europe held a network event in Ljubljana, Slovenia during the World Water Forum, 16-18 November 2011. Here you can find the reports, pictures and other resources from this event.
Ljubljana, Slovenia - RESTORE network event reported by Borut Tavčar in the Slovenian newspaper - Delo 17 November 2011 2500 Rivers need more space Finally time for good practices realisation
UK Public invited to view ‘new’ river at Amble Marshes 04 November 2011 4542 Members of the public are being offered a unique glimpse of one of Cornwall’s most important wetlands during a special open day on the Camel Estuary next week.
The RESTORE website is now live! 31 October 2011 3085 The RESTORE website is now online thanks to the cooperation of all the RESTORE partners. It provides tools plus case studies on river restoration and possibilites for joining the European River Restoration networks throughout the continent.