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Map showing the local nature recovery strategy (LNRS) areas in England and the responsible authority who will lead the preparation of each strategy.
Information on practices and procedures covered under the Plant Varieties Act 1997, the Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations 1998 and the Seeds Regulations 2001.
How to get a licence to breed dogs, and the conditions you must meet.
Find out what you must do before you get a pet pig, how to register as a keeper and get a pig walking licence and what you can feed pet pigs.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
Find out what happens when you report a notifiable animal disease and how to get support.
Use this service to estimate the cost of statutory biodiversity credits for a development.
Find the 2022 update to the river basin management plans which describe the challenges that threaten the water environment and how these challenges can be managed.
How local planning authorities can ensure that developers and land managers meet the requirements for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
How to get a licence to sell animals as pets, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
The legal text underpinning the regulation of manufacture, authorisation, marketing, distribution, use and post-authorisation surveillance of veterinary medicines and medicated feed.
Understand the import rules for food products that contain multiple products of animal origin (POAO).
The Species Recovery Programme has launched a new opportunity calling for ideas to support threatened species.
How biodiversity net gain (BNG) applies to irreplaceable habitat.
Rules for importing, exporting and moving fresh fruit and vegetables to, from and around the UK.
This document provides advice on owning a dog.
Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.
Get consent to introduce (site permit) or remove fish (excluding fish farms): application forms and rules.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
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