As Sierra Leone looks to attract a new wave of mining investment in order to boost its economic profile, bringing water mine management standards in line with global best practices has become a priority.
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£1.3m to Help Waning Pond Life
Thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) more than £1.3 million has been awarded to a scheme designed to train a wide variety of people as “citizen scientists”, enabling them to monitor and protect ponds
Continue ReadingGreen Organism Plaguing Worlds Rivers
Meet Didymo. Didymo, or Didymosphenia Geminata as it’s known scientifically, is a microscopic algae plaguing rivers around the globe. It produces thick, mat-like growths or blooms that coat stream beds and rocks in both flowing
Continue ReadingTop 10 Fascinating Rivers
Rivers are simply fascinating, offering historical significance and picturesque views. We’ve given our top 10 waterfalls in the UK, and now we’re giving you our top 10 rivers in the world. You certainly will have
Continue ReadingThe new Aquaread website is coming!
As you may have heard, Aquaread is celebrating the recent office move by launching a new website and logo. We want to give you a sneak peek at the new design. Here’s a quick snap:
Continue ReadingWaterfalls in the United Kingdom
Here in the United Kingdom we are spoilt with many gorgeous waterfalls. However, we often forget just how lucky we are as the likes of the Niagara Falls and Angel Falls take the limelight. We
Continue ReadingWelcome to the new Aquaread Headquarters!
It has been a very busy year here at Aquaread, some exciting things have and still are happening. We have recently relocated to our new office in Broadstairs, Kent.
Continue ReadingNestle and Water Conservation
Is our world facing a larger environmental problem than climate change? Well, Nestle’s chairman, Peter Brabeck thinks so. According to Brabeck, water stress should be the world’s “first priority”, and according to the United Nations;
Continue ReadingYorkshire Water Issues Swimming Warning
Yet another warning has been issued by Yorkshire Water. The public has been urged not to swim in Yorkshire’s reservoirs. As you can probably imagine, this is not an easy message to get across to
Continue ReadingWater Crises Around the World
According to the United Nations, in the past ten years, water use has grown at over twice the rate of the population increase. People say population increase is out of control, so just imagine how
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