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  • Biodiversity 2020: simple guide and progress update: July 2013

    A simple guide to Biodiversity 2020 and a July 2013 progress update against the four strategic outcomes.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Improving honey bee health

    Proposed changes to managing and controlling bee pests and diseases.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fish-eating birds management policy: review

    The final report of a review of fish-eating birds management policy and the summary of the evidence considered by the review group.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bees and other pollinators: their health and value

    A report outlining the current and proposed government led policies and initiatives to support bees and other pollinators in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) action plan

    An Action Plan for developing Payments for Ecosystem Services schemes.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Natural Capital Committee’s first state of natural capital report: government response

    Our response to the Natural Capital Committee’s first state of natural capital report.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • River Ecclesbourne improvement plan

    An improvement plan for the River Ecclesbourne and its valley.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • An assessment of key evidence about neonicotinoids and bees

    Defra assessment of the key evidence about neonicotinoids and bees to help inform national and international considerations of this issue.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Triennial Review of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee

    On 21 March 2013, Environment Minister Richard Benyon announced the start of the Triennial Review of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government response to the sustainable growing media task force

    This government response addresses the key issues from the task force's report on removing the barriers to reducing peat use in horticulture.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Towards sustainable growing media

    The report sets out the Chairman's thoughts on the work of the Task Force and the challenges ahead.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Habitats and Wild Birds Directives: Simplification of guidance in England

    Defra seeks your views on two of the main guidance simplification measures from the recent Habitats and Wild Birds Directive Implementation Review.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Wildlife law

    Summary The Law Commission announced its 11th Programme of work on 19 July 2011. This includes a project to look at how wildlife management…

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Habitats Directive: consultation on draft guidance on the application of article 6(4)

    Alternative solutions, imperative reasons of overriding public interest (IROPI) and compensatory measures Summary Views were sought on draft…

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Technical paper: The metric for the biodiversity offsetting pilot in England

    This paper explains the rationale and thinking behind the approach on the biodiversity offsetting pilot.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Report of the habitats and wild birds directives implementation review

    This sets out the conclusions of the Government's Review and the actions that Government will take to improve implementation of the Directives.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Payments for ecosystem services

    This paper sets out the economic framework and key design principles for payments for ecosystem services.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Biodiversity 2020: A strategy for England’s wildlife and ecosystem services

    This biodiversity strategy for England provides a comprehensive picture of how we are implementing our international and EU commitments.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Biodiversity 2020: Developing indicators for measuring success

    This document discusses the technical issues and options for developing a set of headline indicators to track progress with the new Strategy for England's Wildlife and Ecosystem Services (Biodiversity 2020). It also invi…

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government response to the making space for nature review

    Specific response to each of the recommendations in the making space for nature review.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government