Planning for a changing climate
...also protects the community from coastal flooding. None of this is revolutionary, but preparing for a changing climate simply means thinking a bit further ahead. One lesson from floods, droughts...
Action for salmon – removing barriers to migration
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Lawrence Talks, Senior Salmonid Advisor, Posted on:
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Fisheries and biodiversity
Spring is a magical time of year as bluebells come into flower and birds are busy building their nests, heralding the spring and early glimpses of summer. I work in our national fisheries team and so for me one of …
Climate change and the South East: 20 years in the Environment Agency
I am a senior advisor with the Environment Agency working on climate change. I have spent my whole career looking after the environment in the South East of England and have seen many changes, including the start of the Environment …
Right waste for the right place
The appetite amongst the waste management industry to increase understanding of waste duty of care – getting waste to the right place – is high. Earlier this year, CIWM and ESA announced their support for a year of action, creating …
Flood Recovery in Kendal
From being part of the response team during the flood event to inspecting our flood defences and identifying repairs, we’ve been very busy in the months since the devastating flooding caused by Storm Desmond. I’ve been spending a significant amount …
How we carry out fish surveys
What can you use an aerated tank, stop nets & specialist electric fishing equipment for? Our Sampling and Collection teams and Fisheries teams are working together to survey the fish in the River Loddon and Blackwater, as part of a …
The Only Way is Wessex – 20 years of the Environment Agency
I was in at the start of the Environment Agency – well, actually, years before that, in its earlier life as the water company. Then, as a nervous conservation officer in 1984 (32 years ago), I was handed a typewriter …
Restoring salmon stocks – our journey to a new approach
It has been more than 2 years since I became Deputy Director for Fisheries at the Environment Agency – the best job ever, by the way. When I started it was very quickly apparent that if we are to achieve …
Removing pennywort
Spreading itself across our waterways like a lush green carpet is one of nature’s enemies, growing up to 20cm a day and suffocating native plants and fish. Floating pennywort, originally from America, is an invasive plant that arrived in the …
Piles, pontoons and pumps: making preparations for the Ipswich Barrier
My name’s Ruth Snowden. I’m a Senior Engineer for VBA, a joint venture between VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and Atkins. We’re working on a multi-million pound Environment Agency project to upgrade Ipswich’s flood defences. As a Senior Engineer my role is …