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The £2.1m government-funded Weardale Natural Flood Management scheme is led by the Environment Agency and is using nature based solutions to reduce flood risk.
How energy retailers market ‘green’ electricity tariffs to consumers will be reviewed, amid concerns that some are overstating how environmentally friendly their products are.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The UK will ban the import and export of detached shark fins and products containing them.
King scallop fishing by UK and EU vessels is to be suspended in UK waters of ICES area VIId after consultation with the UK scallop industry and the Government’s marine science service Cefas.
Numbers of chicks increase for fifth successive year
Blue Planet Fund delivers £16.2m for five programmes to tackle climate change, restore ocean health and reduce poverty in developing countries.
The Environment Agency is appealing for help from York residents to decide where new trees should be planted as part of the city’s flood defence scheme.
Environment Agency to renew flood defence revetment with improvements to the seafront and shoreline.
Coal Authority steps in after subsidence damages homes in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
Alok Sharma had constructive discussions with ministers on progress towards Brazil's pledge to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and eliminate illegal deforestation by 2030
The UK PACT programme has announced that five innovative climate projects in Malaysia valued at £1.4 million are being funded through the Malaysia-UK PACT programme.
UN report out today warns we’ll likely reach 1.5 degrees warming in the next one or two decades unless we take immediate action
Gower Salt Marsh Lamb has today officially joined the club of UK’s most iconic products.
Government launches consultation into a new nature mapping plan for local communities
Sir Patrick Vallance and Professor Stephen Belcher describe how nations have a unique opportunity to chart a path to net zero emissions.
Statement by Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom, at the Security Council Open Debate on Maritime Security
A letter signed by Government Chief Scientific Adviser and departmental Chief Scientific Advisers recognising the release of the IPCC report.
16 anglers were served notices for fishing offences in Lincolnshire during a multi-agency clampdown on illegal fishing.
COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma's remarks at a panel discussion with climate scientists on the IPCC's 'Summary for Policymakers of the Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Ch…
The UK is calling for urgent global action in response to the latest report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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