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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2022

    This report outlines the UK government and devolved administrations’ position on the key climate change risks and opportunities that the UK faces today.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Landscapes review (National Parks and AONBs): government response

    Government response to the landscapes review.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Fisheries: cooperation between the UK and Norway

    Arrangement between the United Kingdom and Norway on fisheries cooperation.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Marine environment: unexploded ordnance clearance joint interim position statement

    This is a joint interim position statement about the clearance of unexploded ordnances in the marine environment.

    • From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 9 others
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Restriction of phthalates medical devices, monitoring and control instruments

    Seeking views on extending the restrictions on the use of 4 phthalates in medical devices, monitoring and control equipment in Great Britain.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Environmental land management schemes: outcomes

    Expected environmental outcomes from the 3 environmental land management schemes.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Local Nature Recovery: more information on how the scheme will work

    More information on the Local Nature Recovery scheme.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Fisheries: strengthening the economic link licence condition

    Seeking views on the current fisheries economic link licence condition in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Fisheries: bilateral agreement with Norway for 2022

    Agreed record of the annual consultations between the UK and Norway for fishing opportunities in 2022.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Marine Protected Areas: draft guidance for developing compensatory measures

    Defra is seeking views on best practice guidance for developing compensatory measures in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). We are keen to hear from marine industries affected by the consenting process.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Sustainable use of pesticides: draft national action plan

    Seeking views on our UK five-year plan for the sustainable use of pesticides.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Hunting trophies: controlling imports to and exports from the UK

    Seeking views on whether to introduce further restrictions on hunting trophies entering or leaving the UK.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Hunting trophies: call for evidence

    We are asking for evidence to help us understand more about the scale of imports and export of hunting trophies to and from the UK, and their impacts.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK REACH approach to including substances of very high concern on the candidate list

    The approach to including substances of very high concern on the UK REACH candidate list.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK ivory ban: additional enforcement requirements to the Ivory Act 2018

    Seeking views on our proposals for additional enforcement requirements to the Ivory Act 2018.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Cat and dog microchipping and scanning in England

    Seeking views on our plans to make cat microchipping compulsory in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Sustainable Farming Incentive: how the scheme will work in 2022

    How the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme will work in 2022.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Changes to UK wine legislation

    Seeking your views on our amendments to UK wine legislation.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Climate change adaptation reporting: third round

    List of organisations that have confirmed that they will be reporting under the third round of the climate change adaptation reporting power.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Changes to Egg Marketing Standards legislation in Great Britain

    Defra is seeking the views of the egg industry on our proposed amendment to retained Regulation (EC) 589/2008 for the import of eggs to Great Britain (GB).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government