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Mainstreaming Nature-Based Solutions
South East Rivers Trust - Streetend Wood

South East

The Kentish Stour Test

The Kentish Stour MNbS test supports the development and delivery of the Kentish Stour Catchment Restoration Plan, a collaborative, integrated strategy commissioned by Southern Water and being developed by South East Rivers Trust and Kent Wildlife Trust.
The plan aims to set out a stakeholder-led approach to improving water quality, water security and biodiversity across the catchment, while restoring natural habitats and working with landowners in priority areas. It will include a prioritised 5-year restoration programme, a pipeline of investment-ready projects, a monitoring and evaluation framework, and an investment strategy to support delivery.
The MNbS programme provides an opportunity to test and apply key enablers within this live planning process, including collaborative governance, shared prioritisation tools, integrated investment planning for NbS, and better alignment across the wide range of existing plans and strategies already in place or in development across the region. This is critical to avoid duplication and achieve the best outcomes for the catchment.

 

NbS Safari Test

Exploring how site-based visits to NbS projects can support mainstreaming efforts by showcasing real-world examples of multi-benefit delivery. This includes demonstrating the cost, delivery mechanisms, and the key blockers and enablers that influence successful implementation, helping to break down barriers and show what it takes to deliver multi-benefit outcomes of NbS interventions for water resilience, biodiversity, local community and business benefit, and flood risk management.

The test also aims to support alignment within and across sectors, build stakeholder buy-in, and strengthen strategic integration by bringing regulators, landowners, LAs, and other stakeholders together on-site. By retrospectively applying the CVF, the test will also explore how these projects deliver best-value outcomes and what barriers or enablers influenced delivery. This approach will also help inform replicable models for procurement, risk mapping, and capital valuation that can be applied by other water companies, organisations and catchment partnerships.

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