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Exercise Watermark will trial responses to a range of scenarios which could occur during a flood emergency.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Farmers are getting involved in one of the largest studies of its kind to establish the best ways of halting water pollution from agriculture.
Eat Seasonably is all about inspiring and enabling people to eat more seasonal fruit and vegetables.
The review looked at our wildlife sites and whether they are capable of responding and adapting to the growing challenges of climate change.
The summit brought together key representatives to discuss the challenges in managing future flood risk.
Powers to confirm local nature reserve byelaws will shortly be devolved from the Secretary of State for the Environment to English local authorities.
The first national assessment of how well prepared the UK is for climate change was published today (16 Sept) by the Adaptation Sub-Committee (ASC).
Adaptation Sub-Committee Report launch.
Consultation on a proposal to issue licences to farmers and landowners who wish to cull and/or vaccinate badgers at their own expense.
Mr Timothy Hornsby has been re-appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Lord Henley – International Energy Agency’s conference “Saving more energy through compliance”.
First, thank you for the invitation to be here today, and discuss this important issue.
Sensors similar to those used in computer games consoles are to be planted into fish to help scientists better understand their movements under water.
Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) has been detected in a horse in Devon after the owner requested a private vet to examine a sick horse, Defra confirmed today.
Councils across England brought nearly 2,500 prosecutions for fly-tipping in 2009-10, an increase of more than twenty per cent on the previous 12 months.
Members of the public can have their say on how the country’s water supplies are managed in the future.
The Government of Iceland sent a formal letter (demarche) to the UK outlining its position.
The UK will meet the 2010 Landfill Diversion Target to reduce biodegradable municipal waste to landfill.
Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) has been detected in a horse in Northumberland following importation from the Netherlands, Defra confirmed today.
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