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Simplified licence will cut the administrative burden for those wishing to vaccinate badgers – allowing more badgers to be vaccinated
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Government, industry and charities sign agreement committing to raising public awareness of plant health and biosecurity.
Biocontrol released to protect British waterways against invasive non-native plant
The £5.8 million Holt Laboratory will study known and emerging threats from tree pests and diseases to ensure a robust and rapid response to outbreaks
Environment Secretary confirms £200m investment in UK’s world class Animal Plant and Health Laboratory in Weybridge
11 mile section brings the total length of the England Coast Path to 81 miles in Cumbria
New guidance for land managers launched to help the public enjoy the countryside responsibly
Amendment to Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill following LSE report on decapod and cephalopod sentience
Biosecurity Minister Lord Benyon has appointed six new members to the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England
Consultation launched to inform new Plant Biosecurity Strategy for Great Britain.
Biosecurity Minister Lord Benyon has appointed Professor Jonathan Statham as the new Chair of the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England.
Village greens to get new planning measure.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Richard Benyon has responded to an article in the Times by stressing that we cannot designate all proposed 127 Marine Conservation Zones without the evidence we need.
Rural communities across England that aspire to generate their own clean green power are being offered a helping hand
Some of the world’s richest environmental assets will be better protected following a multi-million pound announcement by Environment Minister Richard Benyon today.
An historic deal to reform the broken Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) has today been agreed by EU Member States and is expected to become law later this year.
A new £1.6 million project to improve river health and water quality in England has been launched by the government today.
Some of the world’s greatest environmental assets will be preserved thanks to a British led initiative.
Richard Benyon, Fisheries Minister delivered the below speech to the House of Commons on Tuesday 8 January 2013.
As the first Japanese whaling boats set sail to the Antarctic, Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon expressed the UK’s continued opposition over…
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