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New developments in Greater Manchester are delivering on housing and nature targets as part of the Government’s Biodiversity Net Gain policy.
UK government ministers continue to push for global action on nature at COP29 nature day
Report shows total quantity of antibiotics sold for livestock remains at the lowest level to date. Upticks in antibiotic use in some sectors highlight need for continued collective action. Multi-drug resistance in pigs and p…
Hunt for criminals behind vast waste site continues
All bird keepers urged to take action to protect their birds and report signs of disease. The risk to public health from the virus is very low.
Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.
The Environment Agency is working with partners to secure the future of the internationally important population in the River Wansbeck.
Natural England launches innovative habitat restoration project by creating safe spaces for seabirds within the Solent.
A sewage pumping station failure killed over 2,000 fish in Melksham, with sewage from a burst rising main also killing fish near Weston-super-Mare.
The Colwick Fish Pass has been officially opened by Alan Lovell, Chair of the Environment Agency.
The UN Biodiversity Summit (CBD COP 16) being held in Cali, Colombia concluded over the weekend.
Breakthrough deal struck on sharing the benefits from Digital Sequence Information (DSI) at CBD COP16 in Colombia
• UK to kickstart new international efforts to protect and restore nature at COP16 biodiversity conference with a renewed drive to implement the Global Biodiversity Framework
The government has appointed Phil Stocker as Independent Chair of the newly formed Dartmoor Land Use Management Group
Sea trout and eels can now access more habitats in the New Forest after Environment Agency fits fish pass made from natural materials
Validation for applications during the Christmas period 2024 for MA, ManA, WDA, Batch Release, Specific Batch Control, and Special Import and Export Certificates.
Ruth Davis has been appointed the first UK’s Special Representative for Nature.
Licences and conditions relating to licensed actions on or around protected sites.
A new Environment Agency monitoring tower installed in Poole Harbour will answer the mystery of how newly created saltmarshes store carbon.
Increased discussion of suspected adverse events in social media following use of Arthramid Vet in horses.
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