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发布年 | 2019 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
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正文(英文) | Press release Appeal for landowners to take part in pioneering projectA pioneering project looking into whether temporarily flooding agricultural land around the Humber could benefit farmers and wildlife is appealing for land. The Water for Farming and Wildlife (WFFW) project, a partnership between the Environment Agency and RSPB, is looking for landowners who can offer one to five hectares of land near to the estuary to work with them (costs to be covered) for a duration of nine or 18 months. The project started in 2015 with the Environment Agency and RSPB researching the feasibility of techniques that could be used to both create permanent or temporary wetland habitats and provide management benefits to local farmers, such as by helping control pests control and irrigation. This research included looking at similar studies already carried out in the Netherlands and the US. In 2018, the team carried out experiments on 10m x 10m plots that were filled with water with the change in certain soil nutrients, water quality and wildlife assessed. While small, the trial plots quickly attracted wading birds, including moorhens. The team would now like to carry out field trials on plots averaging 2ha and are looking for landowners to take part. Alys Farndale, of the Environment Agency, said:
Seonaidh Jamieson, who lead on the project for the RSPB, said:
The project is being done alongside the Humber Strategy Review, which is investigating ways of managing tidal flood risk over the next 100 years due to the threat of rising sea levels. Miss Farndale said:
Miss Farndale added that the Water for Farming and Wildlife project also links in with the Government’s plans on how to support farmers and landowners after we leave the EU.
James Copeland, from the NFU, said:
To show your interest or for more information, email alys.farndale@environment-agency.gov.uk. The deadline is Friday 14 June.
Published 23 May 2019
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来源平台 | gov.uk - environment agency |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/130216 |
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