Resource Library
Natural Flood Management Technical Report
This study has investigated Natural Flood Management (NFM) in a tiered approach across the Eden, Kent and Derwent catchments in Cumbria, to help prioritise where different NFM measures are likely to be more effective.
ReadRiver Irwell Evidence and Measures Study
Download our River Irwell Evidence and Measures Study PDF.
ReadManchester’s Great Outdoors – a Green & Blue Infrastructure Strategy
This is the vision being developed as part of the Manchester Strategy, setting out how the city will continue to evolve and grow over the next 10 years, 2015 to 2025.
ReadGreen Infrastructure for Water Mapping Project
This report looks at the role which
green infrastructure can play in addressing social, economic and environmental challenges.
Irwell Catchment Management Natural Capital Account – Executive Summary
This report identifies the natural capital value of the Irwell Management Catchment’s (IMC) waterbodies, and the opportunities for investment in ecosystem services (ESS) provided by the IMC’s waterbodies.
ReadNatural Capital project – Non technical summary
Download our Natural Capital Project Non Technical Summary.
ReadNatural Capital project – Final report
This study builds on the work previously delivered through Natural Course including the Irwell Management Catchment Natural Capital Account and Ecosystem Services Opportunity Mapping Tool.
ReadGreater Manchester Natural Capital Group Annual Conference 2020: Delivering a Greener Greater Manchester
The Natural Capital Group annual conference brings together leading practitioners from across the public, private and third sectors to celebrate successes, find out about new projects being delivered and key activities planned for the next 12 months.
ReadNatural Course Mid-Project Lay Report
Natural Course is the UK’s first EU funded LIFE Integrated Project.
We are bringing together stakeholders to improve and protect water quality across the North West River Basin District.
Irwell Catchment Management Natural Capital Account – Full Report
This report identifies the significant natural capital value of the Irwell Management Catchment’s (IMC) waterbodies. The report shows how the waterbodies, even in their current heavily modified condition, deliver a range of ecosystem services (ESS) which underpin the economy and society of the IMC.
ReadThe business case for investing in water resilience in Greater Manchester
As the UK strives to meet global agreements on climate change and keep global temperature rises to less than 2.0 degrees, we are still experiencing the effects of climate change in extremes of flooding and drought.
ReadGM Hydrogen Strategy
Decarbonisation Pathway for Greater
Manchester. Reaching carbon-neutrality in a balanced scenario by 2038.