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Farmers due their 2018 Countryside Stewardship advance or Basic Payment Scheme payment will receive bridging payments in April.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Funding will support around a hundred local building projects to help rural communities better connect.
The UK Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed Equine Viral Arteritis in Dorset.
Waste industry should review contingency plans in case of disruption should the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
Natural England in partnership with the Environment Agency, Defra and local water companies unveils this year’s champion young farmers
Local authorities across England have received funding from the Air Quality Grant
Commissioners will be key to ensuring organisation is all set for the future of forestry
The Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards has come into force and will now apply across England, Scotland and Wales.
An innovative approach by Natural England to protect great crested newts and encourage sustainable development is launched today (28 March) in Cheshire.
Advice for businesses that use chemicals as part of contingency planning
Natural England has confirmed a new Site of Special Scientific Interest on a network of land around Langdon Ridge in Basildon, Essex.
Local authorities to be awarded £25m to further bus retrofitting plans
Para-ecologists, supported by the UK government's Darwin Initiative, are collecting vital data about the rainforests of Papua New Guinea and contributing to the protection of important wildlife and habitats.
Emma Howard Boyd has been reappointed as Environment Agency Chair.
UK Government backs plans by Ascension Island to designate over 150,000 square miles of its waters as a fully protected no-take Marine Protected Area.
Farmers and land managers applying for BPS and claiming for CS and ES payments are urged to do so in good time ahead of the 15 May deadline.
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has today confirmed Tony Juniper CBE as the new Chair of Natural England.
Philip Rycroft retiring as Permanent Secretary at DExEU to be succeeded by Clare Moriarty - currently the Permanent Secretary at DEFRA.
The seasonal workers pilot has now opened.
A new digital catch certificate service has been launched as part of contingency planning for fish exporters in a no-deal Brexit.
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