Forest & Bird Central Auckland Branch is holding a presentation called Making Room for Rivers, with Tom Kay, the F&B Freshwater Advocate.

Tom will talk about how river management in New Zealand has worsened the impacts of flooding and degraded the health of our rivers. He’ll discuss the impacts of flood protection engineering on our rivers and communities and outline the approach we could be taking instead.

Making Room for Rivers ­– allowing rivers to reclaim parts of their natural flood plains in strategic places – is a nature-based solution to climate change that will protect communities from devastating floods while restoring the environment and enhancing local recreation opportunities. 

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