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Under the duty set out in the Environment Act 2021, ministers and policy makers must consider the environmental impact of new policies.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Site brings together 31 existing nature sites with more than 400 hectares of additional land.
Developers in England will be required to deliver 10% “Biodiversity Net Gain” from January 2024 onwards.
Funding has been extended to cover new courses in arboriculture, which cover the care, management and safety of amenity trees.
During the Global Environment Facility assembly in Canada, the UK announced it would stand among the first countries to contribute to the newly launched Global Biodiversity Framework Fund.
New round of Air Quality Grants for local authorities opens to benefit communities and reduce the impact of polluted air on people's health
Organisations are also encouraged to apply if they would like to be ‘responsible bodies’ for new conservation legal agreements
Curlews, short-snouted seahorses and natterjack toads set to be benefit as six nature recovery projects are launched.
Bees' Needs Week launches for 2023, encouraging everyone to protect pollinators
On 29 June 2023, the government announced new investment and actions to improve lowland peat and reduce carbon emissions.
Hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, killer whale and sperm whale set to be protected under Ivory Act extension
Grant will boost England’s tree seed production
£2 million has been awarded to projects investigating the best ways to boost tree numbers outside woodlands
Route will create an amazing 208 mile trail from Bridlington to Bamburgh in Northumberland – the longest stretch of the Coast Path to be opened in England
Scheme to improve traceability of wild venison, increase buyer confidence and support woodland management launches in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Darwin Plus Strategic initiative opens for the first time, supporting ambitious, transformative projects to tackle biodiversity loss in the UK Overseas Territories
UK government awards nearly £40 million to more than 80 projects through the Darwin Initiative and Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund
£5 million available for tree and seed suppliers of all sizes and from any sector to expand and modernise
The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill has been passed by the House of Commons.
The Climate Change Hub was launched by Defra, Forest Research, Scottish Forestry and Welsh Government today.
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