Wetland project we worked on celebrated in international documentary
Firs Farm wetland in Enfield is the focus of a documentary investigating how cities are tackling the issue of flooding worldwide. The PBS series, Sinking…
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Thames21 wins prestigious award for its plastic monitoring programme
Thames21’s plastic monitoring citizen science project won a prestigious City award last night, less than a week after it released new data revealing the summer…
Plastic pollution impact of UK’s summer heatwave: Thames bears the brunt
PRESS RELEASE Thames21 and #OneLess plastic litter research suggests Londoners switched from fizzy drinks to still water as a result of the extremely hot weather,…
New wetlands proposed to transform river health in North London
Thirty four sites suitable for new constructed wetlands and SuDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems) have been identified by communities in north London, with the potential…
Back our Fighting Fund to campaign for rivers
Our rivers are choking on plastic and other pollution. So we’re creating a Fighting Fund to save our rivers from being force fed a cocktail…
Thames River Watch recognised in Evening Standard awards
Thames21’s Thames River Watch project was recognised in the Evening Standard Business Awards last night. Tideway, the company building London’s super sewer, won the Corporate…
Londoners urged to take back their rivers during London Rivers Week 2018
‘Massively increased opportunities’ for Londoners to explore and protect their rivers through collecting key data and joining clean up events Saturday 23 JUNE – Sunday…
Learning outdoors: the hidden benefits
By Education Officer Deb Frankiewiecz I work at the Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre, five hectares of woods, stream, ponds and meadows amidst the concrete…
Thames21 welcomes Deposit Return System as it ‘will significantly help rivers’
Thames21 is delighted that Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for the Environment, has announced today that the Government plans to implement a deposit return…
Thames21 mourns inventor and advisory council member Trevor Baylis
Thames21 is very sad to hear the news of the death of Trevor Baylis, CBE on 5 March 2018. He was a founder member of…