The management arrangements of the project are structured so that there is collaboration on all levels. There is an overarching international steering group, which brings together ideas and information between the Lower Saxony and UK partnerships. Each country also has a national steering group which leads the project as well as engaging with policy makers, politicians and academics and aims to promote the project to the wider community. Work on individual tasks is undertaken by working and expert groups with intensive participation from farmers, academia and civil servants involved in WFD and agri-environment schemes. Local groups, e.g. farmer and stakeholders ensure that solutions proposed are practical and recognise multiple benefits and linkages to other projects and programmes being undertaken by local organisations.
The structure is illustrated in the diagram below.
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