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Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.
The current conditions affecting boaters on the River Thames and what the warnings mean.
Register if you keep up to 49 birds, including any kept as pets.
Where you’ll find clean air zones, how to check if you’ll need to pay a charge and create a business account, and what support or exemptions are available.
Guidance for landlords of domestic private rented property on how to comply with the 2018 ‘Minimum Level of Energy Efficiency’ standard (EPC band E).
Tools and guides for measuring the biodiversity value of habitat for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.
Planning practice guidance on biodiversity net gain. Biodiversity net gain is a way of creating and improving biodiversity by requiring development to have a positive impact (‘net gain’) on biodiversity.
How to access the Environment Agency's public registers of environmental information.
How councils deal with complaints about noise at night, intruder alarms, construction noise and loudspeakers in the street.
Get paid to manage land sustainably to benefit the environment and support food production: find out if your land is eligible, select and apply for SFI actions.
A guide to the types of development that will be exempt from the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
The rules you must follow if you own an XL Bully dog in England and Wales.
Guidance on what BNG is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.
Official vets and inspectors in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.
What farmers, foresters and land managers need to know and do before applying for a Countryside Stewardship grant, and how to manage a grant agreement.
How to contact the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
Guidance about how the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 offer will work for farmers.
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