{"id":489,"date":"2020-03-31T16:18:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T16:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debenestuarypartnership.wordpress.com\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-06-22T20:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:12:23","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/debenestuarypartnership.org\/","title":{"rendered":"The Deben Estuary Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Deben Estuary Partnership (DEP) is a partnership of separate organisations and individuals working together towards common objectives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To promote the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Conservation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improvement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>of all aspects of the river Deben Estuary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With particular emphasis on the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Physical and natural environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provision of sea and river flood defence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geographic Scope of the DEP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1423\" height=\"1721\" src=\"https:\/\/debenestuarypartnership.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Boundary-of-the-Deben-Estuary-Plan.jpg\" alt=\"Geographic Scope of the Estuary Plan\" class=\"wp-image-979\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>More information about the DEP is given on the <a href=\"https:\/\/debenestuarypartnership.org\/index.php\/our-constitution\/\">DEP\/Constitution page.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid column1-desktop-grid__span-4 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column2-desktop-grid__span-4 column2-desktop-grid__start-5 column2-desktop-grid__row-1 column3-desktop-grid__span-4 column3-desktop-grid__start-9 column3-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-4 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column2-tablet-grid__span-4 column2-tablet-grid__start-5 column2-tablet-grid__row-1 column3-tablet-grid__span-8 column3-tablet-grid__row-2 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1 column2-mobile-grid__span-4 column2-mobile-grid__row-2 column3-mobile-grid__span-4 column3-mobile-grid__row-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<p><strong>Special Interest Groups<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riverdeben.org\">River Deben Association<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.savethedeben.org\/\">&#8216;Save the Deben&#8217; Campaign Group<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodbridgeclimateactioncentre.org\/\">Deben Climate Centre<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debenmarinecentre.wordpress.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/debenmarinecentre.wordpress.com\/\">Deben Marine Centre<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bawdseymonitoring.wordpress.com\/\">Bawdsey Coastal Monitoring<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<p><strong>Community Groups<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenerwaldringfield.org\/\">Greener Waldringfield<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transitionwoodbridge.org.uk\/\">Transition Woodbridge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk\/environment\/east-suffolk-greenprint-forum\/\">East Suffolk Greenprint Forum<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<p><strong>Agencies and Councils<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coastandheaths-nl.org.uk\/\">Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/environment-agency\">Environment Agency<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.martleshamparishcouncil.org.uk\/\">Martlesham Parish Council<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/woodbridge-suffolk.gov.uk\/\">Woodbridge Town Council<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/felixstowe.gov.uk\/\">Felixstowe Town Council<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk\/\">East Suffolk Council<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suffolk.gov.uk\/\">Suffolk County Council<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deben Estuary Partnership (DEP) is a partnership of separate organisations and individuals working together towards common objectives: To promote the of all aspects of the river Deben Estuary With particular emphasis on the Geographic Scope of the DEP More information about the DEP is given on the DEP\/Constitution page. 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