Submitted on Wednesday 15th January 2025
Rejected on Thursday 6th March 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Allow communities in England and Wales to use beavers for flood management
Beavers, the greatest watercourse engineers on the planet, can help communities to slow the flow of water across river catchments, thereby protecting them from flooding, at very low cost. Beavers increase water storage protecting against drought, increase biodiversity and improve water quality.
For more evidence of the benefits of beavers to communities in tackling the climate and nature crises, please see the River Otter Beaver Trial Science and Evidence Report available here:- https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/what-we-do/our-projects/river-otter-beaver-trial
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You can find more information about the wild release and management of beavers here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/wild-release-and-management-of-beavers-in-england/wild-release-and-management-of-beavers-in-england
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