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The United Kingdom Government is set to lead a coalition of high ambition countries in crucial UN talks with the aim of halting species extinctions and biodiversity loss
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
An ambitious programme to restore and improve rivers in the Lake District has beaten competition from across Europe to win the prestigious European Riverprize.
A project to improve the water environment in Dorset’s Stour catchment has successfully gained a sixth year of funding from the Environment Agency.
UK Nature agencies set out roadmap to protect nature to underpin food security, climate security and water security
The Environment Agency and Northumberland Rivers Trust have relocated hundreds of native crayfish to six refuge sites in North Northumberland.
Next phase of Lower Otter Restoration Project begins at the south of the site this month, with a series of access improvements to take place over the autumn.
A colony of water voles moved from Salisbury to Ringwood has just had a population boom with 50 new males and females moving in to make the population viable.
The sale of peat for use in the amateur gardening sector will be banned by 2024 to protect peatlands and the natural environment.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
UK Ambassador to Guatemala, Nick Whittingham, addressed prosperity, human rights and climate change with local leaders during a visit on 7-11 August.
Environment Agency officers are on the ground protecting fisheries across England as temperatures soar.
Public called upon to take five simple actions to support pollinators
EA Chief Executive warns of a ‘silent spring’ for wildlife if warnings are ignored and urges action ahead of the UN Convention of Biological Diversity.
Angler spotted just inside pause period to allow fish to spawn and develop.
Cornwall has seen 26 green projects - all aimed at tackling declining biodiversity and restoring its natural environment - delivered since the G7 conference.
Stockholm +50 event brings government, business, finance and civil society together to discuss how to finance nature protection and restoration
Projects include rewetting lowland peat to grow plant fibre material to use as padding for clothes.
Over 99,000 hectares of England to be dedicated to supporting wildlife and nature for people to enjoy
Free app will allow people to count pollinators in their gardens and green spaces.
Threatened species will benefit from funding to tackle invasive species and strengthen climate change mitigation.
The Environment Agency Fisheries Improvement Programme has invested £3.5 million to fund over 100 projects to enhance England's fisheries.
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