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Tony Hales, current Chair of British Waterways, has been appointed as the new Chair of the Transition Trustees of the new waterways charity.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Encouraging more schools to grow fruit and vegetables.
With summer on its way it's time for gardeners to think about saving rainwater ready for their garden's thirstiest months.
The money will be used to kick start restoration worth at least £600 million to improve the health of lakes, streams and other water bodies.
The Big Tree Plant aims to plant one million trees in urban and residential areas over the next four years.
The Government announced last year that the publicly-owned inland waterways, should in future be managed by a new charity.
Members of an independent panel of experts that will make recommendations on forestry policy for England have been announced today by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman.
Funding of up to £26million to support hill farmers and help some of England's rural communities to thrive was unveiled today by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman.
Bronwyn Hill appointed as the new Permanent Secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
The decision to end the forestry consultation will not lead to cuts to the budget for flood defences, animal health or any other area.
The consultation on the future management of the Public Forest Estate has been halted and all forestry clauses in the Public Bodies Bill will be removed.
This only applies to the 15% of the public forestry estate referred to in the Spending Review.
Defra today published new Green Claims Guidance to help companies describe the environmental credentials of their products in a way that people find easier to understand.
Heritage and community woodlands will be run for the benefit of the communities and visitors that enjoy them and the wildlife they sustain.
Consultation document on the ownership and management of the 18% of England's woodland currently run by the Forestry Commission.
Our heritage forests, such as the New Forest and the Forest of Dean, are unequivocally not for sale.
The legal safeguards that protect all woodlands from development will remain irrespective of who owns them.
A new partnership that will plant one million extra trees across England in the next four years, was launched by Defra Minister Jim Paice today.
The Government has today confirmed the details of spending on Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) until 2014.
The Government has reiterated its firm commitment to biodiversity and other public benefits which forests and woodland provide.
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