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International biodiversity receives funding boost one year on from the largest ever Illegal Wildlife Conference held in London
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
New measures to enhance wildlife, transform our waste system and improve the resilience of water supplies set out in Environment Bill policy statement.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
New investment approach announced to involve private sector in environmental projects, helping to tackle climate change and restore nature.
Response from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to Change.org petition about the protection of the Yasuni National Park.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Foundation for Ecological Development and Conservation (FUNDAECO), with support from the UK government through the Darwin Initiative launched the project “Biodiversity Conservation and Ecological Connectivity in Caribbean Guatemala”
Environment Agency officers delivered a Christmas stocking with a difference as they released more than 13,000 fish into the River Great Ouse.
The Deputy Prime Minister made a speech at KPMG in Canary Wharf on green growth on 11 April 2012.
Speech delivered at the House of Commons
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
In a major speech to Policy Exchange on Wednesday 20 November, Owen Paterson set out the government’s determination to have a practical approach to the environment that sustains communities now and in the long term.
The Darwin Initiative has re-opened for new projects to apply for funding on United Nations International Day of Biological Diversity.
The Prime Minister and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger have agreed that governments around the world should take action to fight global warming
Delivered on October 14 2015 at Defra
Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP speech - ‘Securing our sustainable natural environment in the years ahead’ – Environment Agency.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) today announced the winners of its prestigious Sanctuary and Energy Awards during a ceremony in London.
International Development Secretary has committed £35 million of UK aid to protecting critical forest habitats and species threatened by extinction
Nearly 70 years after National Parks and AONBs were first established, a new review will ensure designated landscapes are fit for the future.
Record breaking British rower Roz Savage has encouraged Papua New Guineans to join global environmental movements to save the planet from disintegration.
Richard Benyon’s speech at the Waterwise conference.
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