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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • UK packaging recycling targets for 2011 and 2012 and summary of packaging consultation published

    UK packaging recycling targets for 2011 and 2012 have been published today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Changes to PFI Programme

    Withdrawal of provisional allocation of PFI credits from projects that will now not be needed to meet the 2020 landfill diversion targets.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Comprehensive spending review: Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs

    Defra will focus tax payer's money on British farming and food production; enhancing the environment and biodiversity; and supporting a green economy resilient to climate change.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The value of nature

    First ever comprehensive UK assessment of the value of nature to our society and continuing economic prosperity.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Summary of responses to consultation on proposals on non-packaging agricultural plastics published

    Summary of responses to a consultation on a possible producer responsibility scheme for non-packaging agricultural plastics (NPAP) published.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Views sought on public access to information on environmental decisions

    A report setting out the measures the government has taken to implement the Aarhus Convention has been published for public consultation.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Public bodies announcement

    Defra has been examining its network of arm's-length bodies (ALBs) to increase accountability, improve efficiency and reduce their number and cost.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Potato blighted by ignorance

    Potato Day is an opportunity to clear up some of the myths around potatoes.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Your chance to question Government’s science advisers

    Members of the public will have the chance to meet scientists who advise the Government and guide decisions on key scientific matters at London Zoo next week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Last chance for farmers to have their say on cutting red tape

    Farmers and food processors only have a few weeks left to put forward ideas and solutions to get rid of red tape.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Richard Benyon – Water 2010 speech

    Richard Benyon – Water 2010 speech

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Be Plant Wise: help the fight against the weeds that are taking over our waterways

    The Be Plant Wise campaign highlights five of the worst offending invasive aquatic plants that are threatening our wildlife and waterways.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Wool fans flock to Savile Row

    The field day is part of a wider five-year Campaign for Wool to promote the benefits of wool.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK and German agricultural ministers discuss reform

    UK and German Agricultural Ministers met to discuss a number of areas of common interest, including reform of the CAP post-2013.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Richard Benyon speech – Natural History Museum

    Launching a unique collection of wildlife images from species found within our Overseas Territories.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 400 teachers for amateur beekeepers

    Britain’s backyard beekeepers are to be helped to avoid the problem of winter bee deaths by 400 Government-backed volunteer teachers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister announces new ‘ARKive’ of rare wildlife images

    The ARKive Overseas Territories website will host a collection of wildlife images from species and habitats found within our Overseas Territories.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Change in cost of registering organic seeds

    The cost of registering an organic seed or seed potato variety in the UK will increase from today (1 October 2010).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Applications for NVZ Derogation open

    Around 60 per cent of nitrate pollution in water is caused by agriculture.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bovine disease compensation payable during October 2010

    Compensation payable during October 2010, in England (and in Wales and Scotland for BSE only).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government