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Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey sets out UK support to protect the world’s oceans and natural habitats, and Government pledges £30 million to the Big Nature Impact Fund
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Independent panel to assess the evidence and explanations for high crab and lobster mortality.
The new ‘Wild Ennerdale National Nature Reserve’ will protect over 3,000 hectares of landscape comprising of water, forests and mountains.
UK Government Minister for Scotland John Lamont visits new Saxa Vord Space Port
Nature based solutions at forefront of flood defences in Leeds as new planting season begins
Antibiotics sales for use in food-producing animals more than halved since 2014
Second phase of £21m Clifton Ings Flood Alleviation scheme to better protect 135 homes in York area from flooding is underway.
Latest round of the popular Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund has opened today.
The Environment Agency is offering free workshops throughout flood action week to prepare communities across Yorkshire for flooding this winter.
Defra announces new funding to implement biosecurity measures that will protect important seabirds
The appointment of fund managers for the Big Nature Impact Fund.
Environment Secretary highlights how the UK will champion ending plastic pollution by 2040
Covers precision-bred plants and animals developed through techniques such as gene editing
Changes include amendments to the Government compensation scheme
Summary of progress on Environmental Targets set out in the Environment Act, following the publication of a Written Ministerial Statement.
Temporary ban on commercial imports from Belarus, Poland, Romania and Ukraine will be lifted with new rules coming into force 29th October
The United Kingdom helps secure agreement on a Resolution on Marine Plastic Pollution and is appointed Chair of the IWC’s Conservation Committee
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Avian influenza Prevention Zone has been declared across Great Britain making it a legal requirement for all bird keepers to follow strict biosecurity measures
Projections suggest average rainfall over winter will not be enough to prevent drought conditions in some areas next year
New maps revealing the extent of seagrass and saltmarsh habitats go live
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