To maximise both
the investments by our donors, but also the impact
on conservation issues, we have developed a suite
of projects and initiatives, which run across the
spectrum of the environmental world. They range
in scope from the delivery of a degree in Sustainable
River Basin Management to research into the catastrophic
decline in the eel population.
Throughout all
of these projects, WRT maintains a common theme,
which is the implementation of the Ecosystem Approach.
For a full explanation of this, you need to click
on the Modus Operandi
page, however, in essence, it means thinking globally,
and acting locally. It also means devolving responsibility
and ownership of issues to the lowest level, as
opposed to forcing our opinions and beliefs onto
communities and only attempting to achieve environmental
improvement when it is arm in arm with economic
prosperity.
Our projects and initiatives
can be split into the following categories:
Catchment-Scale
projects tackling diffuse pollution and degraded
habitat
• Cornwall Rivers Project (10 Key Rivers in
Cornwall)
• Westcountry Rivers Project (Rivers Taw and
Torridge)
• Tamar 2000 Pathfinder Project
• Tale Valley Project
• Cycleau Project (River Dart)
Educational
initiatives designed to influence our and future
generations
• Wet Feet junior programme
• Schools pack suitable for key stages 1 and
2
• Vocational courses and on-going adult education
• Foundation degree in Sustainable River Basin
Management
Pan-European
initiatives working with partners across the Atlantic
seaboard
• INDICANG
(Addressing the Eel population decline)
• ASAP
(Genetic database of salmon from all EU rivers to
address high sea exploitation)
• Waterwaysnet
(Programme to trial invasive weed management techniques)
• SALAR (Tourism initiative to “connect”
more people with the river environment)
Community
Programmes working through differing mediums including
sports and informal education
• Angling
2000 (Innovative scheme making angling affordable
and available)
• River Walks (Opportunities for the public
to enjoy a river walk with an ecologist) |
