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The innovative Wyre Catchment project – Nature Markets Pioneers Podcast

Discover how the Wyre Catchment Project pioneers natural flood risk management by selling benefits to downstream beneficiaries.

In this Nature Markets Pioneers podcast episode, Doug McNab speaks with Dan Turner, Technical Lead on Land Management and Markets at the Rivers Trust. They discuss the innovative Wyre Catchment Natural Flood Risk Management Project in North Lancashire.

Learn how this project sells natural flood risk management benefits to downstream beneficiaries, overcoming common challenges.

Dan shares insights into the project's ambitious measures, such as woodland creation and leaky dams, and explores potential co-benefits like woodland carbon codes.

Join us for a deep dive into this groundbreaking initiative.

For further background information on the project see the following:

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