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Leading firms and organisations back game-changing action following landmark symposium.
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£4.7 million government fund launched to drive up the recycling of hard-to-recycle materials.
The Government’s Tree Champion Sir William Worsley has been reappointed to continue his drive to accelerate tree planting rates.
Defra’s Chief Scientific Advisor Professor Ian Boyd has today received a Knighthood as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours
The Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill comes into force today (8 June) to protect service animals such as police dogs and horses.
Review into new type of protection for sea life and marine habitats in England launched on World Oceans Day.
Biosecurity Minister launches Government's new Ash Research Strategy
In the event that the UK leaves without a deal on 31 October, pet owners will need to take some additional steps to ensure they can still travel.
Review could lead to other animals joining elephants under protection of landmark Ivory Act
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has today created 41 new Marine Conservation Zones, marking the most significant expansion of England’s ‘Blue Belt’ of protected areas to date.
The Darwin Initiative has re-opened for new projects to apply for funding on United Nations International Day of Biological Diversity.
The government confirms a ban on plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds to slash plastic waste
Garden on RHS showground highlights diversity and biosecurity as paramount to our future
31 schools in rural areas amongst the first to benefit
Environment Secretary Michael Gove announces grants will be made available over the next two years to green town and city spaces.
People in London and the South East of England urged to report sightings of Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) caterpillars.
The Asian Longhorn Beetle (ALB) has been eradicated in the UK following six years of trapping and surveillance work
UK global approach to tackling the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gets UN recognition.
The first progress report of the landmark 25 Year Environment Plan is published during the Year of Green Action.
Fifth annual Invasive Species Week promotes simple steps to stop the spread of invasive species which threaten Britain’s plants and animals
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