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Response from Defra to the Office for Environmental Protection’s first monitoring report on the government’s 25 Year Environment Plan
Environment Secretary George Eustice has confirmed Alan Lovell DL as the new Chair of the Environment Agency
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Rural Payment Agency issued the first Basic Payment Scheme advance payments.
Public called upon to take five simple actions to support pollinators
The UK Government and the Devolved Administrations seek views on pig supply chain fairness and transparency.
New plant health requirements introduced following further findings of the tree pest Ips typographus
85 miles of new England Coast Path opens in Essex, traversing through saltmarsh, vast grasslands and seaside towns
Local school children in Egremont have planted roughly 200 trees to help increase biodiversity in the area and reduce anti- social behaviour.
The Government has today (6 July 2022) launched a consultation to gather views and evidence on five candidate sites for pilot Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs).
Fisheries Enforcement Officers from the Environment Agency arrested one man on suspicion of poaching sea trout at Newbiggin by the Sea.
Statement from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the consistency of extending submission deadlines with Article 1 of the UK REACH Regulation.
Work starts on two new locations on multi-million-pound flood scheme
22 projects tackling poaching and illegal wildlife trade awarded over £7 million under Round 8 of Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund (IWTCF)
Farmers across England can now apply to the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
The Environment Secretary will announce funding to improve the efficiency and sustainability of farm-based protein production.
The UK Government has joined other world leaders at the UN Ocean Conference to announce new initiatives to protect the global marine environment.
The Environment Agency and Newcastle City Council have launched a pilot to give residents and visitors to Newcastle the chance to boost their flood resilience
The Environment Secretary has selected Alan Lovell DL as the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Environment Agency.
UK to join Sustainable Productivity Growth Coalition (SPG) to share knowledge of best practice on green agriculture and food production.
George Eustice delivered a speech at Groundswell setting out future farming plans, including the opening of the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
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