Environmental charity Thames21 has welcomed the Government’s plan to ban the sale of wet wipes containing plastic, calling it a monumental victory for the health…
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Our rivers and freshwater ecosystems are in a dire state. Recent data published by the Environment Agency stated that 3.6 million hours of sewage spills…
Water quality in the UK remained high on the news agenda over the Easter break. We stressed during this period that water companies must urgently…
Rivers around the world have been heavily modified for many years now, for a variety of reasons and purposes. There are over 1 million barriers…
Environmental charity Thames21 has been shortlisted as a finalist for a prestigious river award for its innovative ‘Rewilding the Rom’ project – a project which…
You do not have to look far in the media to know that our rivers are in crisis: at the last assessment, only 15% of…
14th of March is celebrated as the International Day of Action for Rivers. It started in 1997 in Brazil during the first International Meeting of…
Despite covering less than 1% of Earth’s surface, freshwater ecosystems are home to at least 10% of the species on the planet. Rivers, streams and…
Thames21, in partnership with the local community, housing association Peabody, wetland designers Aquamaintain, and Biomatrix, has announced the successful completion of river improvement works at…
Rivers should be biodiversity and wildlife havens, teeming with curves and meanders that provide a variety of habitats for their residents. However, sadly, the most…