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Go with the flow: Working with nature and managing catchments

The management of environmental water quality and the impact of agriculture and effluent discharges has been a subject of intense debate in recent times. The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators (WCWC) has responded by organising a programme focusing on the ‘wisdom of water’ in which there is a series of debates, webinars, and think pieces (one was produced last year…

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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…

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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…

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The Livery Climate Action Group was formed in 2021 to assist City of London Livery Companies and Guilds to manage their impact on climate change and the environment by reducing carbon emissions and making responsible use of resources.

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