Manifesto for the Wye calls on all parties to save river
With a general election due on 4th July and in light of Defra’s failure to provide a meaningful plan for the Wye, Friends of the River Wye and its allies are calling on all political parties to adopt a meaningful, cross border approach to bringing our river back from the brink of ecological destruction.
This must:
1. Develop and implement a Water Protection Zone to stop all forms of pollution.
2. Establish a Wye Recovery Fund to resource a fair and fast transition to river-friendly farming and nature-based solutions.
3. Strengthen regulations and resource the agencies to enforce against pollution.
4. Ensure supermarket pricing rewards river-friendly farming and that consumers are empowered with honest labelling.
