The March for Clean Water movement is being organised by River Action and campaigner Feargal Sharkey.
It aims to bring together thousands of people for a march in central London on Saturday, 26 October to highlight the need for clean rivers.
Bangor University is the first university to join the list of official supporters of the event.
Other members of the March for Clean Water coalition include Surfers Against Sewage Clean Water Sports Alliance, British Rowing, British Canoeing, RSPB, The Women’s Institute, The Wildlife Trusts, Angling Trust, The Rivers Trust, and The Soil Association.
Professor Christian Dunn, from Bangor University said,
“I was delighted when River Action approached me to see if we’d support the march.
“As this is a non-party political event which isn’t putting the blame for the state of our rivers on only one aspect of society, we were more than happy to get involved.
“At Bangor University we’re leading the way in our research and teaching on monitoring various pollutants in water and, crucially, discovering ways of removing them from our rivers using natural processes, or nature-based solutions, like wetland habitats.
“We’re planning on taking a group of students and staff down to the march in London – with the specific aim of showing how important science is in tackling this problem.”
Former punk singer, and now river health campaigner, Feargal Sharkey, praised Bangor University for being the first university to support the March for Clean Water.
“Bangor University has been doing some fantastic research looking at the health of our rivers and how we can improve them,” Mr Sharkey said.
“It’s great to have Bangor University supporting the march – it’s a credit to the university that its staff and students are so proactive in trying to do something about the crisis our rivers are facing.”
For more information on the March for Clean Water visit: https://marchforcleanwater.org.
