Creating a better place

How do we monitor and try to fix the pressures on freshwater ecology?

Environment Agency, 1 September 2021 - Other areas of our work

Our Senior Ecologist in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire describes how we look at animals and plants in rivers and lakes to try to fix the problems they face.

Every day’s a school day – enhancing our sustainability knowledge

Simon Dawes, 25 August 2021 - Uncategorized

The Environment Agency has joined the Supply Chain Sustainability School – one of the first government organisations to do so. Simon Dawes, head of sustainable business strategy for the Environment Agency, explains the benefits.

Liquid History – a personal view of the tidal River Thames

Environment Agency, 25 August 2021 - Other areas of our work, Water

Water Quality Technical Specialist, Neil Dunlop, gives us a personal view of the River Thames and the multi-billion pound programme of work to improve water quality

Wilder for Water – a New Forest project to champion cleaner water

Environment Agency, 18 August 2021 - Community

The New Forest is one of the most visited National Parks in England. With over 6000 camping pitch spaces per day, it is certainly a popular staycation offering an opportunity not only for people to reconnect with their families and …

The buzz of the cut-off channel

Environment Agency, 18 August 2021 - Other areas of our work

Floods and coastal risk management officer, Simon Ross, explains how he increased the bee population by 60,000 near the Lakenheath cut-off channel.

Help protect our beaches

Environment Agency, 12 August 2021 - Water

Field Officer Ruth talks about our work sampling bathing water.

Using DNA to identify sources of pollution in the environment

Environment Agency, 10 August 2021 - Water

Research Scientist Kerry talks about our use of DNA technology to understand what’s in the water.

Better bathing water quality; better health and wellbeing

Environment Agency, 5 August 2021 - Cleaner Seas

A look into the LOVEmyBEACH project.

Blue space - the final frontier

Environment Agency, 4 August 2021 - Water

The social benefits of the natural environment and green space are well understood and researched, but what about the benefits of blue space?

Earth Overshoot Day - #MovetheDate

georgehinton, 29 July 2021 - Climate change, Greener business

Earth Overshoot Day was first launched in 2006. Here Van Griffiths, the Environment Agency’s deputy director for Sustainable Business, talks about the 2021 results and what we can do to #MovetheDate. I became aware of Earth Overshoot Day when the …

Blog: Creating a better place

How have approaches to managing Koi herpes virus (KHV) in fisheries changed?