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New data from Natural England shows how children are engaging with nature
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
UN World Wildlife Day celebrates the best of conservation action around the globe including two UK Government supported projects
The government has confirmed the implementation date of the Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019.
Defra has now handed back the final site of decontamination in Salisbury to the South Wiltshire Recovery Coordinating Group.
An innovative approach by Natural England to protect great crested newts and encourage sustainable development was today (28 February) launched in Kent.
Defra Ministers have reappointed Liam Dolan and Sue Hartley to the Board of Trustees for second terms of three years
County's first stretch of the England Coast Path opens with a new 16-mile route from Skegness to Mablethorpe.
Environment Secretary Michael Gove welcomes green ambassadors for Year of Green Action.
Natural England announces plans to extend Isles of Scilly Special Protection Area by almost 13,000 hectares.
Environment Secretary Michael Gove, has reappointed Maria Adebowale-Schwarte for a second term on the Board of the Environment Agency.
A consultation on conservation covenants, voluntary agreements to protect nature, has been launched by the government.
The government has issued guidance for owners of equines on the preparations they need to make
Guidance published today will help minimise disruption and allow continued movement of goods
Michael Gove's speech to National Farmers Union - February 19 2019
Government awards £400,000 to tech companies to track waste through the economy.
Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey is in Vanuatu for the South Pacific Region Commonwealth Litter Programme conference.
Farmers, foresters and land managers can now apply for a range of schemes that pay for environmental benefits
A team of researchers, led by the Environment Agency, may be close to solving one of science’s most enduring mysteries – where does the European Eel spawn and what migration route do they follow to get there?
The government launches a series of consultations to overhaul the waste system.
Legislation laid today will prevent EU vessels from carrying out pulse fishing in UK waters post Brexit.
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