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Open letter to developers of offshore wind generation, electricity transmission licensees, and other interested parties, calling for views to support the Offshore transmission network review.
Read this update for information about our schemes - Countryside Stewardship, Environmental Stewardship and the Basic Payment Scheme.
Six projects across the UK will today receive a share of £8 million in government funding as part of a drive to create the world’s first net-zero emissions industrial zone by 2040.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
New fishing licences explained
Support for seafood businesses to help them from 1 January 2021, following the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU.
In 2012 the Fisheries Administration introduced the requirement for vessels using bottom trawls and seines to use Square Meshed Panels (SMP) to improve selectivity and protect juvenile fish in the Celtic Sea.
UK REACH, the UK’s independent chemicals regulatory framework, starts on 1 January 2021
Highways England has launched a study into whether surface water which runs off roads affects the level of microplastics in the environment.
Exports to the EU of live animals and products of animal origin such as meat, fish and dairy can continue.
Residents and social media users in the North East that use unregistered waste carriers could find themselves ‘accidental criminals’, warns the Environment Agency.
Soldiers from the Royal Gurkha Rifles supported the Zambian National Anti-Poaching Task Force by sharing their skills with recruits
The Environment Agency is encouraging residents to share their views on proposals for a £3.3m flood risk management scheme in Penketh and Whittle Brooks in Warrington.
A convicted waste crime offender has been ordered to pay £2,101,708 following a confiscation case brought by the Environment Agency.
The Fish Export Service is now available for fish and seafood exporters.
The Environment Secretary George Eustice has appointed Dame Glenys Stacey as the Chair of the new Office for Environmental Protection (OEP).
Government seeks views on introducing compulsory cat microchipping in England.
Open call for candidates to attend a 4 week online educational programme aimed at future Croatian decision makers.
The number of workers permitted to travel to the UK to pick and package fruit and vegetables will be increased for next year’s harvest, the government has announced today (22 December).
Measures announced to support farmers and growers next year, including an extended and expanded Seasonal Workers Pilot
Thousands of fish have found new homes just in time for Christmas thanks to the Environment Agency’s annual restocking of Somerset’s rivers.
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