Allow communities in England and Wales to use beavers for flood management

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Beavers, the greatest watercourse engineers on the planet, can help communities to slow the flow of water across river catchments, thereby protecting them from flooding, at very low cost. Beavers increase water storage protecting against drought, increase biodiversity and improve water quality.

For more evidence of the benefits of beavers to communities in tackling the climate and nature crises, please see the River Otter Beaver Trial Science and Evidence Report available here:- https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/what-we-do/our-projects/river-otter-beaver-trial

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

You can find more information about the wild release and management of beavers here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wild-release-and-management-of-beavers-in-england/wild-release-and-management-of-beavers-in-england

Environmental policy is a devolved and the Welsh Parliament has its own Petitions Committee. If you'd like to send your petition to the Welsh Parliament, you can find out more here: https://petitions.senedd.wales/

Timeline

15 Jan 2025	Petition opened for signatures
6 Mar 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Mar 2025

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