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Submission on Policy Options for the Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s waters

Wetlands International and several partners with an interest in European water policy made the following submission to the European Commission's Consultation on Policy Options for the Blueprint to Safeguard Europe's waters. We highlight the importance of river restoration and green infrastructure for improving the health of Europe's waters and the role we can play to achieve these goals.


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At the end of 2012, the European Commission will release a Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s Water Resources. The Blueprint will assess the current status of EU water policy and identify ways to improve the health of Europe’s water environment. Wetlands International along with partners RESTORE, REFORM, ECRR, RRC and FACE made the following submission as part of the public consultation process, based on our analysis of the background document.

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Wetlands International, Chris Baker, Head of Programme and Strategy - Wetlands & Water Resources | chris.baker@wetlands.org or Paul Brotherton | paul.brotherton@wetlands.org

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