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Environment Secretary George Eustice today confirms Tony Juniper CBE has been reappointed as Chair of Natural England.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Rt Hon John Glen MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury delivered a speech on why and how we can mobilise resources and rewire the global financial system for a sustainable, prosperous future.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Flashes of Wigan and Leigh now one of the UK's largest urban nature reserves following Natural England declaration
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
The Environment Secretary calls for countries to join together to halt and reverse the loss of nature and protect at least 30% of the world's ocean by 2030.
Children and young people (aged 8-15) would like to do more to help look after the environment, according to new national statistics published by Natural England.
Seven sites will receive a share of over £5.5m pot to research how nature can be used to improve mental health and wellbeing.
Governments, farmers and businesses commit to urgent action to protect our land and make our agriculture and food systems more sustainable for the future.
The Chief of the General Staff General Sir Patrick Sanders' speech at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2022.
At UNGA 2020 Boris Johnson outlined the UK's approach to protecting biodiversity at home and around the world.
Targets and Green Paper proposals will protect and enhance our natural world.
The UK government has committed £7.2 million to a new Nature Positive Economy programme.
To mark Landscapes for Life Week, the partners behind the UK’s first super National Nature Reserve (NNR) have agreed a 20-year vision for one of Britain’s most biodiverse landscapes.
G7 leaders have agreed commitments to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, and tackle deforestation, marine litter and illegal wildlife trade.
EA Chair Alan Lovell delivers a speech at the annual Coastal Futures Conference
Access to a healthy natural environment could save the NHS billions of pounds a year, Sir James Bevan will say in a speech at UCL
A pioneering new fund to drive private investment in nature and tackle climate change has been awarded to 27 projects
Natural England, in collaboration with the Carstairs Countryside Trust (CCT) has announced today multiple extensions to the internationally important Lower Derwent Valley National Nature Reserve (NNR) near York.
A partnership project which will eliminate more than 117 tonnes of carbon, help drought and reduce flooding has reached completion.
The Environment Agency has launched a campaign calling on all potential and seasoned anglers to see their licences as more than just a legal entitlement to fish.
More work is needed to ensure the protection, recovery and restoration of our coastal and marine environment, and to enable coastal populations to thrive.
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