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Three-year progress reports on the East Marine Plans.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Seeking views on how Local Nature Recovery Strategies should be prepared and what should be included.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
How the four UK governments work together to ensure compliance with the UK’s obligations under the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Agriculture.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Seeking views on our plans to change the Environmental Permitting Regulations.
Seeking views on a proposed scheme that will refund landfill tax in order to encourage the redevelopment of brownfield sites and contaminated land.
Seeking your views on an application to exempt the use of lead and cadmium in ion selective electrodes from the RoHS Regulations.
Evidence on the ecosystem risks and benefits of full prohibition of industrial sandeel fishing in UK waters of the North Sea
Requesting comments on draft risk profiles and risk management evaluations for 5 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP review committee.
Collecting information for risk management evaluations for 2 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP Review Committee.
The UK government is consulting on pilot Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in English waters for biodiversity recovery.
Providing a framework on how to minimise the risks posed by invasive non-native species.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The consultation sets out our proposals, and seeks views, on how biodiversity net gain will work in practice.
'A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment', sets out what we will do to improve the environment, within a generation.
The government's summary of EU state aid rules applying to the agricultural, forestry, fishery and aquaculture sectors.
The government's summary of a European Commission delegated regulation which supplements EU animal health law set out in EU regulation 2016/429.
This roadmap sets out the Defra Earth Observation Centre of Excellence vision for 2023 to 2028.
Seeking views on the revised draft National Air Pollution Control Programme (NAPCP).
The National Air Pollution Control Programme (NAPCP) sets out measures and analysis for how emission reduction commitments can be met across the UK.
Seeking views on new targets under the Environment Act 2021 to improve the natural environment.
Seeking views on if we should set a Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) compliance fee for 2022 and how this should be managed.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
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