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Project underway as International Biodiversity Day 2021 (22 May) is marked.
Initiative promoting the health and environmental benefits of walking to school for children and their families receives £2.1 million funding.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Charge extended to all retailers and increased to 10p to reduce plastic waste further from today (21 May).
Two men have been fined hundreds of pounds for poaching with an illegal fishing net in a Northumberland river.
The Environment Agency has launched a campaign calling on all potential and seasoned anglers to see their licences as more than just a legal entitlement to fish.
One of 3 machines that will begin grabbing waste out of the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo has moved into position.
COP26 President Alok Sharma's video address at the World Humanitarian Forum, on the need to act now against the threat of climate change to ensure a sustainable, inclusive and resilient future.
A North East man has been fined for obstructing Environment Agency officers during an investigation into the illegal dumping of waste.
Join the other Vet practices and start submitting animal sample data and request laboratory tests online.
Tough action is example of Environment Agency's new powers to combat illegal waste activity.
The VMD’s online services will be shut down over the May bank holiday period for essential maintenance.
Consultation on changes to the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) to support farmers through the agricultural transition period has been launched.
A report from Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy and the UK Government highlighting key takeaways from partnership and innovative financing visioning labs.
Forestry Commission at the helm of ambitious new commitments to tree planting to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises
New task force will consider reintroduction of species to help populations recover as part of the Nature Recovery Network
Environment Secretary George Eustice delivers speech at an online event hosted by The Wildlife Trusts
The pilot is due to start in October 2021
The Environment Agency is monitoring 419 bathing water sites across England until 30 September
Speech by Emma Howard Boyd at the ClimateExpo, 18 May 2021
The British Embassy in Zagreb is inviting applications for activity proposals for its Public Diplomacy Fund for the 2021/2022 financial year.
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