Beavers can play role in tackling flood, Environment Agency assessment shows Beavers can play a role in tackling flooding, a new assessment from the Environment Agency on how nature can help address floods has said.
She said the £25 million natural flood management programme was shaped by the “working with natural processes evidence directory”, and said the fund was testing approaches to future investment and the delivery of natural flood management.
The Environment Agency said it is “mainstreaming” the use of natural flood management alongside the use of traditional engineered defences, with a £25 million programme as part of the £2.65 billion two-year flood defences package recently announced by the Government.
The directory from the Environment Agency also highlights the use of schemes such as tree planting, showing the value of woodlands across a water catchment, which reduce flood risk as well as providing benefits for soil, wildlife and water quality.
Julie Foley, Environment Agency director of flood risk strategy and national adaptation, said: “With climate change increasing the threats of flooding and coastal erosion, we must work together with nature to boost resilience across the country.
