{"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":"2024-07-01T09:43:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T08:43:00","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>The Deben Estuary Partnership (DEP)&nbsp;was formed in 2008&nbsp;with the support of the Environment Agency to bring together local interests on flood risk management and of other estuarine matters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Purpose<\/strong>:  &#8216;to promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of all aspects of the river Deben Estuary in Suffolk with particular emphasis on the physical and natural environment and the provision of sea and river flood defence&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Partnership<\/strong>: we were created and continue to be a management partnership of all interested parties, especially local communities,  working together so that future generations may continue to benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Planning<\/strong>: we developed and are currently updating the Deben Estuary Plan, an integrated management plan that reflects the concerns and aspirations of our diverse members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DEP includes representatives from: institutional stakeholders such as Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape, the Environment Agency, and Natural England; membership organisations such as National Trust and Suffolk Wildlife Trust; special interest groups such as yacht clubs and wildlife organisations; and local residents, businesses and landowners. A vital founding partner was the River Deben Association, a river catchment and estuary user group actively supporting the environmental protection and enhancement of the River Deben through education, information and communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first estuary plan was published by the DEP in April 2015. With the issue of flood risk management at its core, this plan widened its remit to provide an integrated approach to the management of the broader estuary, valley and immediate coastal zone.&nbsp; The 2015 Estuary Plan was approved by the Environment Agency and accepted as Planning Guidance by the planning department of Suffolk Coastal District Council (now East Suffolk Council).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are now&nbsp;in the process of developing a revised and updated Deben Estuary Plan, which will build on the previous work but with a specific focus on \u2018Change \u2013 climate, community and culture\u2019.  <\/p>\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><\/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>The Deben Estuary Partnership (DEP)&nbsp;was formed in 2008&nbsp;with the support of the Environment Agency to bring together local interests on flood risk management and of other estuarine matters.&nbsp; 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