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Plant health requirements lifted following research which showed that risk of the disease spreading via timber material is low
Enhancing biosecurity, skills and science is central to delivering the aims of Healthy Bees Plan 2030
From June 2022, applicants to government tree planting grants must source saplings from approved suppliers.
£5 million available for tree and seed suppliers of all sizes and from any sector to expand and modernise
Key updates for plant and products exports before the end of the transition period.
The awards recognise and celebrate examples of exemplary initiatives to support pollinators.
The Environment Secretary says the UK’s £100 billion food and farming sector needs a healthy and clean environment to be at its most productive.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Read about the new Woodland Creation Accelerator Fund (WCAF), successful applicants announced for the Trees Call to Action Fund and learn about Phytophthora Pluvialis and the new plant health requirements.
This week read our fourth tip for a EWCO applilcation, the new plant health requirements for Phytophthora pluvialis and the risks of Ips typographagus.
A new study, involving scientists from National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC), has reported the production of stable poliovirus virus-like particles (VLPs) in plants.
Employment Tribunal decision.
The Department of Health is developing the next phase of the Start4Life social marketing programme with a view to launching a new campaign later…
Speech delivered at The Policy Exchange on the link between the natural environment and the economy.
Defra has approved a request from Dow AgroSciences Ltd to sell the pest control product Sequoia in the UK for use only in greenhouses
Royal Botanic Gardens were awarded nearly £84,000 in the 2014 Fast Forward Competition to fund their ‘Horticultural Micropropagation Services’ project.
Environment Minister George Eustice speaks at Bee Summit about range of pollinators initiatives.
Michael Gove highlights the importance of plant health at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss has collected 60 jars of honey produced by Defra’s bees.
Caroline visited the Fera stand at the Chelsea Flower Show, which was raising awareness about the serious plant disease Phytophthora.
Thank you, Mike, and thanks to all RSPB members for the work you’ve done so far to step up for nature.
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