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Friday, 28 February 2025
The UK welcomes the positive conclusion to negotiations at the resumed meeting of CBD COP16, which saw the international community make progress towar...
Friday, 28 February 2025
Government to allow reintroduction of beavers into the wild after centuries of absence in a huge boost for nature conservation ...
Thursday, 27 February 2025
New vision by government to deliver on its Plan for Change by increasing timber use in construction and boosting economic growth....
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
Commitments set out during conference as COP16 negotiations resume in Rome on delivering global nature goals...
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
Reappointments confirmed by Defra...
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
The government is increasing payment rates for those in existing Higher Level Stewardship and confirming the ELM standalone Capital Grants offer worth...
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Environment Secretary to announce reform package to boost farmers’ profitability as part of the Plan for Change...
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Speech by Environment Secretary Steve Reed at the NFU Conference ...
Monday, 24 February 2025
The Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 has today received Royal Assent, boosting the powers of water sector regulators to tackle pollution....
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Professor Ian Graham will rejoin the Board for a second term....
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Housing measures for birds announced in Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Cheshire, Merseyside and Lancashire...
Monday, 10 February 2025
Appointments and reappointments made to Defra’s Science Advisory Council...
Tuesday, 04 February 2025
Waste including asbestos was burned next to a housing estate and ancient woodland...
Tuesday, 04 February 2025
A record £2.65 billion will be committed to build or maintain up to 1,000 flood defences, protecting more than 66,000 properties. ...
Saturday, 01 February 2025
Strict new controls suspending personal imports of certain sheep and goat commodities, such as meat, cheese and milk products, have been announced....
Friday, 31 January 2025
Steve Reed sets out how the most sophisticated land use data ever published will support decision-making by local government, landowners, businesses a...
Friday, 31 January 2025
The Government has launched a consultation on a new approach to Land Use empowering decision makers with the toolkit to protect the most productive ag...
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
New measures will unlock up to £30 billion investment in homegrown clean power as permissions for new offshore wind projects are streamlined ...
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Act will ban the importing, exporting and dealing in items containing ivory from Hippopotamus, narwhal, killer and sperm whale...
Monday, 27 January 2025
Introduction of deposit return scheme will be a step forward in ending the throwaway society and cleaning up Britain ...
Friday, 24 January 2025
Mandatory enhanced biosecurity will now be required and the housing order extended to cover York, North Yorkshire and Shropshire. ...
Friday, 24 January 2025
Professor Rowland Kao has been appointed as the Chair of Defra’s Science Advisory Council...
Thursday, 23 January 2025
An emergency authorisation for Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide, will not be granted ...
Thursday, 23 January 2025
Drivers in Greater Manchester will not face additional charges as the area is set to benefit instead from an £86 million scheme to clean up the region...
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
A new Nature Restoration Fund will accelerate infrastructure projects and enable developers to meet their environmental obligations faster. ...
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Three men were arrested near Peterborough on 21 January....
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
UK Chief Veterinary Officer announces we are now in the seasonally vector low period for bluetongue virus....
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
The rules stipulate underwater explosions and construction should be achieved through low-noise methods, accelerating offshore wind projects by preven...
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
Defra Ministers have made three appointments to the Board of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)....
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
PackUK launched to deliver the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR)...
Air Accidents Investigation Branch AAIB Report: Cagatay CGT-50, (UAS registration n/a)
Serious Fraud Office SFO sets out ambitions for year ahead
Ofqual Ofqual fines Cambridge OCR £270k for physics exam paper errors
Groceries Code Adjudicator High Code compliance maintained as some supplier issues increase