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  • Guidance on the technical conservation and landing obligation (discard ban) regulations for 2021. Including how the rules apply, selling undersize fish, reporting requirements and quota management.

  • Essential information for Welsh communities on how to get involved

  • This high level water source heat map has been developed for local authorities, community groups and private developers to highlight the opportunities for deploying innovative heat pump technology at larger scales (i.e. for …

  • This note provides information on changes implemented to the Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) in December 2023 and how we will apply these to applications and existing agreements.

  • A guide to using the river Wye on the border of England and Wales.

  • Find out about agricultural workers' pay and working conditions, labour laws, and health and safety laws.

  • The licences you must have to import animal pathogens or carriers to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).

  • Work out the toxic equivalency factors of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) to calculate their concentration.

  • Find out about the process and conditions of eligibility for Countryside Stewardship (CS) Higher Tier agreements to replace current 5 in 10 agreements.

  • This guide is for anyone who dredges inland waterways and wants to deposit the dredged waste on land. It does not apply to hydrodynamic dredging or waste disposal at sea.

  • As a member of the public, owner or occupier of coastal access land, find out how you can comment or object on new access proposals.

  • How to spot epizootic lymphangitis, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.

  • The VMR sets out the statutory fees associated with various regulatory services provided by the VMD. The statutory fees and fee structure are implemented from 17 May 2024.

  • Guidance on applying for consent for gas pipelines.

  • Find out how to control wild geese populations using egg oiling or by round-up and culling, if you’re permitted to do so under the terms of your licence.

  • How to get accredited status for your country park, find out if you’re eligible, how to apply and what happens next.

  • Find out how to import species of bonsai to Great Britain from Japan and Korea, who you can import from, and what the quarantine rules are.

  • How to apply for a screening study with the Environment Agency to assess and rank water resources options for farming (now closed for applications).

  • How you can manage, allocate, swap, transfer or lease fishing quotas.

  • Use this tool to find out if you need to apply for a simple bespoke or complex bespoke medium combustion plant permit.