ART Newsletter

e-newsletter issue 14 - summer 2007

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This ART e-news conference special, features:

- International Conference Heralds New Era in Partnership Working

- ART Awards Dinner

- Launch of New Partnership Agreement with EA

- Union des Terres de Rivieres

Evaluating habitat health in
the Eden catchment

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International Conference Heralds New Era in Partnership Working

Over 200 delegates from around the world travelled to Newcastle-Gateshead in October for the 15th International Salmonid Conference, the first time the event has ever been held in the UK. The event was hosted by the Association of Rivers Trusts (ART), the umbrella environmental charity of the Rivers Trust movement. It also incorporated ART's Annual Awards Dinner and witnessed a significant step forward in the development of the Rivers Trust movement in England & Wales with the launch of a Partnership Agreement with the Environment Agency (EA). s

The conference drew scientists and practitioners from North America, Russia, Iceland, Scandinavia and EU member states. Held at the impressive BALTIC Centre for Contemporary ART overlooking the River Tyne and with the conference title “Salmonids in the 21st Century”, speakers and field visits focussed on four themes:s

Post Industrial River Recovery
Marine & Climate Change
River Basin Challenges
Fisheries Management

Union des Terres de Rivieres

Much of Rivers Trusts’ and ART’s work has been carried out with the help of EU funding and it is hoped that this will continue under the EU’s Territorial Cooperation Programme due to begin in 2007.

ART is the UK member of Union des Terres de Rivieres (U.TdR) project, a network of 24 partners in 10 countries working together toward sustainable development. Arlin Rickard ART’s Director said, “It has never been more important to share information and work together for a better environment and we strongly advocate the Ecosystem Approach. Today’s challenges demand we think globally and act locally.”


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