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Thursday, 11 October 2012
The five areas chosen to deliver Rural Growth Networks: Wiltshire, Cumbria, Somerset and Devon, Durham and Northumberland, and Warwickshire....
Tuesday, 09 October 2012
Around 900 jobs and almost 500 new businesses are expected to be created in Cumbria following the £3.5 million investment in a Rural Growth Network....
Thursday, 04 October 2012
A ban on imports of ash trees to combat the threat of the tree disease Chalara fraxinea could be in place as early as November, Environment …...
Friday, 28 September 2012
Jonson Cox will take up the role as designate on 1 October 2012 and will then assume full responsibility on 1 November 2012....
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Owen Paterson unveils a plaque to mark the opening of the Nottingham flood defence scheme....
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Over 330 square km of marine habitat off the coast of Dorset will be given greater protection, Natural Environment Minister Richard Benyon announced t...
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
The Rural Statement gives people in rural areas an expectation of the changes they should see both at work and in their communities. ...
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
More than 200 jobs are expected to be created and 450 businesses supported in Wiltshire’s military towns following a £1.9 million Government…...
Monday, 10 September 2012
In England we already have tough measures that are helping stop the spread of bovine TB. We restrict cattle movement, regularly administer robust…...
Tuesday, 04 September 2012
The Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP has been confirmed as the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs....
Friday, 31 August 2012
Poul Christensen CBE will remain as Chair of Natural England following the extension of his appointment by Environment Secretary, Caroline Spelman…...
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Devon and Somerset is one of five regions to benefit from a Rural Growth Network. ...
Friday, 24 August 2012
Three new members have been appointed to the Government’s Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE)....
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Northumberland and Durham is one of five regions to benefit from a Rural Growth Network. ...
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Eight members appointed and five members reappointed to the Darwin Expert Committee (DEC)....
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
Cumbria is one of five regions to benefit from a Rural Growth Network....
Monday, 20 August 2012
Timothy Kelly appointed to the board of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). He will serve initially from 13…...
Monday, 20 August 2012
Natural England is the body responsible for enhancing and managing the natural environment....
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Professor Jonathan Drori has been reappointed to the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, by Lord Taylor of Holbeach....
Friday, 10 August 2012
Karen Burrows, Peter Ainsworth and Richard Leafe appointed to the Board of the Environment Agency....
Friday, 10 August 2012
Food and drink producers from across Great Britain showcased a range of products to international media in a bid to boost exports....
Thursday, 02 August 2012
Provisional estimates for Quarter 3 of 2011/12 of local authority collected waste generation and management for England and the regions have been publ...
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Defra is consulting on guidelines to help businesses that want to demonstrate their corporate sustainability credentials do it in a clear and concise ...
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
As the weather gets warmer, it increases the possibility that some air pollutants may reach higher levels for short periods of time. The current…...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Defra has launched a consultation on a new set of Sustainable Development Indicators (SDIs). ...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Defra is developing a new set of sustainable development indicators to make our progress towards a more sustainable future more transparent and easier...
Monday, 23 July 2012
Candidates will be awarded up to £100,000 for each idea that address risks to infrastructure identified in Defra's Climate Change Risk Assessment....
Monday, 23 July 2012
Farmers and dairy processors have agreed the main points of a dairy industry Code of Practice on milk contracts....
Sunday, 22 July 2012
The dairy sector is a key part of our agricultural industry and all the Governments in the UK are determined that it should have a profitable and sust...
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Restaurants, pubs and caterers should tell diners which countries their food is from, Food and Farming Minister Jim Paice has urged....
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office UK National Statement for the 79th World Heath Assembly
Environment Agency Third waste carrier convicted in Environment Agency operation
Animal and Plant Health Agency APHA sniffing out plant threats at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
HM Treasury Michael Plaut appointed to The Crown Estate Board