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Speech made by Lord de Mauley at the the launch of the Nature Check report by the Wildlife and Countryside Link
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Statement by Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on the outcomes of the COP 19, Warsaw, Poland.
A CAP workshop in Cornwall will bring together farmers, businesses and environmental groups to discuss funding with minister Dan Rogerson.
27 new Marine Conservation Zones have been created to help better protect our rich marine life. These will join over 500 marine protected areas that already exist in the UK.
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.
International partners announce fresh action to protect forests and reduce green house gas (GHG) emissions at COP 19 in Warsaw.
Fertile Minds event helps young enterpreneurs become leading farm business people
Owen Paterson is in Shanghai with British exporters to help get more British food and drink onto their supermarket shelves.
Northumberland is being given a chance to shape the future of farming, the rural economy and the countryside.
Farming Minister George Eustice will discuss a range of measures being taken to help farmers increase their resilience.
Ports, marina builders and coastal developers to benefit from reductions in red tape thanks to new coastal concordat
If They're Gone highlights the plight of orang-utans as new report shows efforts to protect their natural habitat.
New restrictions on movement of sweet chestnut and plane come into force to protect UK tree species
Environment Minister Lord de Mauley has started a new exercise to find a potential commercial partner for the Food and Environment Research Agency
The Common Agricultural Policy allocations for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales will remain the same for the next funding period.
Yorkshire is being given its chance to shape the future of farming, the rural economy and the countryside as George Eustice visits Harrogate.
Defra will be taking part in a Twitter discussion on water use on farms and abstraction reform.
Priorities for Defra’s waste management activities for 2014 to 2015.
New figures show almost 99 per cent of England’s bathing waters meet strict quality standards.
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has written to water companies to ensure customers get the best possible deal from the water sector.
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