Tag: #monitoring
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Two million toads and counting: Citizen science, freshwater policy, and the future of one of Britain’s most familiar amphibians
The FWR is part of the Institution of Environmental Sciences family – a professional body uniting science and people to accelerate the transition to a thriving environment. Covering 19 specialisms, the IES is at the forefront of uniting the environmental sciences around a shared goal: to work with speed, vision and expertise to solve the…
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What defines a healthy river?
The Foundation for Water Research (FWR)’s Sustainable Wastewater Management Technical Panel recently held a roundtable discussion exploring the topic of healthy rivers, chaired by Oliver Grievson, FWR Vice Chair, who was joined by a range of professionals with expertise in the sector. The discussion explored the different ways of considering what defines a healthy river,…
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Planning citizen science monitoring of rivers
The CastCo Catchment Systems Thinking Cooperative (CastCo project) is building a shared understanding of monitoring data so that citizen scientists can work alongside professionals to restore rivers together. They have been working with eight Demonstration Catchments for the last two and a half years, where volunteer coordinators have built a workforce of volunteers to carry…
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FWR webinar: Planning citizen science monitoring of rivers
The CastCo Catchment Systems Thinking Cooperative (CastCo project) is building a shared understanding of monitoring data so that citizen scientists can work alongside professionals to restore rivers together. They have been working with eight Demonstration Catchments for the last two and a half years, where volunteer coordinators have built a workforce of volunteers to carry…
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Briefing: Water policy horizon scanning
A new briefing paper has been published by the Institution of Environmental Sciences (the IES) and the FWR. It address policy developments relating to water resources and systems and environments. On 11th December 2024, FWR and the IES published a new briefing paper: “Horizon scanning: Water – Policy developments and opportunities for engagement”. The briefing…
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The use of artificial intelligence in surface water flood management
Dr Mónica Rivas Casado explores new ways AI can be integrated into surface water flooding monitoring and management. In England alone, 5.6 million properties have been reported to be at risk of flooding, with approximately 3.1 million households at risk of flooding due to rivers and the sea.,, The impact of surface water flooding is…
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Making a splash: new and innovative approaches to the monitoring of bathing waters
Bathing waters are defined as ‘surface waters […] other than excluded pools and waters, at which the Secretary of State expects a large number of people to bathe […]’.1 There are many more coastal locations than inland sites designated as bathing waters, but there is a growing movement to designate more river locations as such.…
