At the Broads Authority Managing Carbon and Water in Lowland Landscapes Conference, a new podcast series, Broadly Speaking, was alucnhed.

The Podcast was created through a Defra‑funded project aimed at building a peatland community and tackling one of the region’s most pressing environmental challenges: managing water and cutting greenhouse gas emissions from 2,000 hectares of drained peat soils in the Broads National Park. Enjoy the listen!

You can access the podcast on Spotify (click link above).

More about the Broads Authority

The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads is Britain’s largest protected wetland and third largest inland waterway, with the status of a national park. It’s also home to some of the rarest plants and animals in the UK. The Broads Authority was set up in 1989, with responsibility for conservation, planning, recreation and waterways.

The Broads Authority was formed 37 years ago with a mandate to halt and, if possible, reverse the degradation of the landscape and waterways. At that point in the 1980s high levels of tourism and the use of phosphates by farmers and in treatment works had caused serious damage to the Broads area.

A year after its formation, the Broads Authority became the statutory body looking after the Broads and the area itself was given the same status as a National Park.

Today, the Broads Authority has a three-point remit:

To conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the Broads;
To promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the special qualities
of the Broads by the public;
To protect the interests of navigation.

At the same time, the Authority works with people working in agriculture, land management and forestry to promote and enhance the economic and social interests of those living and working in the Broads.

The full and wide-ranging strategies of the Broads Authority can be viewed here.