water and carbon -river exe case study (mitigation to reduce the high risk of flooding)

Question 1

what is the partnership called that is involved in the mitigation of the risk of the river exe flooding?

Answer 1

.exmoor mires partnership

Question 2

since when has the exmoor mire partnership come about?

Answer 2

.since 2011

Question 3

what has the exmoor mire partnership been working to reverse?

Answer 3

.the partnership has been working to reverse the decline of the Exmoor wetland bogs

Question 4

what type of programme is it?

Answer 4

.carefully planned restoration programme targeted at over 3000 hectares of moorland

Question 5

who have the mires partnership worked with?

Answer 5

.they have worked with landowners and moor users to block up hundred of kilometres of old ditches

Question 6

what is the evidence of the partnership work so far?

Answer 6

1.improved water storage -water table has risen by 2.65cm on average across the areas monitored
2.improved water quality -overall reduction in total carbon yield from the restored sites of up to 50% since restoration

Question 7

what is the aimed end result to the mires partnership?

Answer 7

.wetter, healthier peatlands resulting in improved water quality, more infiltration and water storage on the moorlands meaning lower discharge downstream essentially reducing flood risk