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Moorland Restoration & Natural Flood Management

The February Water Conservators Webinar was presented by Tom Spencer, Research Scientist at Moors for the Future Partnership. Tom gave a fascinating presentation on how the severe erosion of blanket bogs in the Peak District following the industrial revolution has led to degradation of key ecosystem services at the headwaters of regional river catchments. Restoration of these peatlands at the…

LCAG Peer Review of Merchant Taylors’ Climate Action Plan

The Livery Climate Action Group has carried out its first Peer Review of a Livery Company's  climate action plan.  Invited by the Merchant Taylors' Company to run a rule over their actions to date, our Chair Alison Gowman and benchmarking lead PM Water Conservator Rob Casey, met the Clerk, John Clink.  The list of questions posed was detailed and fitted…

Shipping for a Lower Carbon London – Sea-Change Sailing Trust

Since 2007, Sea-Change Sailing Trust has utilized Thames Sailing Barges to offer residential programs tailored for young people, vulnerable adults, and seamanship trainees providing a break from day to day lives, helping developing life skills, sailing skills and perhaps sowing the seeds of personal pride and ambition in some of our young crew. [caption id="attachment_5152" align="alignright" width="203"] Thames Sailing Barge…