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Water company fines to be channelled into environmental improvements

Water company fines to be channelled into environmental improvements

Wednesday, 30 November 2022

Money from fines will be ring-fenced for work to improve water quality ...

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Iconic Welsh Leeks to be protected

Iconic Welsh Leeks to be protected

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Anyone buying Welsh Leeks will be able to clearly see from the label if they are getting the ‘real thing’. ...

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Negotiations officially underway to achieve far reaching global plastic treaty

Negotiations officially underway to achieve far reaching global plastic treaty

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

The UK Government will attend the first negotiations meeting in Uruguay for a global plastics treaty ...

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Funding boost for country’s woodlands and timber industry

Funding boost for country’s woodlands and timber industry

Monday, 28 November 2022

£20 million funding will improve tree planting stocks, woodland resilience, domestic timber production and accelerate tree planting across England ...

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Government sets out plan to reduce water pollution

Government sets out plan to reduce water pollution

Friday, 25 November 2022

Plans will benefit protected wildlife sites and create new habitats for nature ...

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UK reaches deal with Norway to secure opportunities for UK fishing industry

UK reaches deal with Norway to secure opportunities for UK fishing industry

Friday, 25 November 2022

The UK has reached an agreement with Norway to secure increased opportunities for the UK fishing industry in 2023. ...

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Boost for UK fishing industry with new infrastructure projects

Boost for UK fishing industry with new infrastructure projects

Friday, 25 November 2022

£20 million awarded to modernise and improve infrastructure across the seafood sector with a further £30 million available from today...

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Update to Forestry Commission Non Executive Commissioners

Update to Forestry Commission Non Executive Commissioners

Thursday, 24 November 2022

One appointment and three reappointments have been made to Non-Executive Commissioner roles at the Forestry Commission...

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COP15   UK nature agencies set out vision to restore nature to avoid ‘profound threat to humanity’s future’

COP15 UK nature agencies set out vision to restore nature to avoid ‘profound threat to humanity’s future’

Wednesday, 23 November 2022

UK Nature agencies set out roadmap to protect nature to underpin food security, climate security and water security...

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Farmers given support to tackle water and air pollution from slurry

Farmers given support to tackle water and air pollution from slurry

Wednesday, 23 November 2022

New Slurry Infrastructure grant will help farmers improve their slurry storage...

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Fight against international wildlife crime stepped up

Fight against international wildlife crime stepped up

Friday, 18 November 2022

£4m funding announced for organisation fighting to create a world free of wildlife crime by 2030....

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Protecting the marine environment is vital say public

Protecting the marine environment is vital say public

Friday, 18 November 2022

Plastic pollution and marine litter seen as the biggest threat, and marine environment considered as precious resource that should be protected ...

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Environment Secretary calls for action to protect and restore nature at COP27

Environment Secretary calls for action to protect and restore nature at COP27

Wednesday, 16 November 2022

Environment Secretary Thérèse?Coffey sets out UK support to protect the world’s oceans and natural habitats, and Government pledges £30 million to the...

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Update on investigation into crustacean deaths on North East coast in 2021

Update on investigation into crustacean deaths on North East coast in 2021

Tuesday, 15 November 2022

Independent panel to assess the evidence and explanations for high crab and lobster mortality....

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Lowest ever sales of livestock veterinary antibiotics recorded in UK

Lowest ever sales of livestock veterinary antibiotics recorded in UK

Tuesday, 08 November 2022

Antibiotics sales for use in food-producing animals more than halved since 2014...

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Government fund to support collaboration in farming communities opens

Government fund to support collaboration in farming communities opens

Monday, 07 November 2022

Latest round of the popular Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund has opened today. ...

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Free flood advice workshops on offer to Yorkshire communities this Flood Action Week

Free flood advice workshops on offer to Yorkshire communities this Flood Action Week

Monday, 07 November 2022

The Environment Agency is offering free workshops throughout flood action week to prepare communities across Yorkshire for flooding this winter....

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England’s treasured island seabird populations to be protected with new government funding

England’s treasured island seabird populations to be protected with new government funding

Monday, 07 November 2022

Defra announces new funding to implement biosecurity measures that will protect important seabirds...

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Update on the Big Nature Impact Fund

Update on the Big Nature Impact Fund

Wednesday, 02 November 2022

The appointment of fund managers for the Big Nature Impact Fund....

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UK leads the way on ending plastic pollution

UK leads the way on ending plastic pollution

Tuesday, 01 November 2022

Environment Secretary highlights how the UK will champion ending plastic pollution by 2040...

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Genetic Technology Bill to take on most pressing environmental problems of our time

Genetic Technology Bill to take on most pressing environmental problems of our time

Monday, 31 October 2022

Covers precision-bred plants and animals developed through techniques such as gene editing...

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New package of measures announced to support poultry industry with bird flu

New package of measures announced to support poultry industry with bird flu

Friday, 28 October 2022

Changes include amendments to the Government compensation scheme ...

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Update on progress on Environmental Targets

Update on progress on Environmental Targets

Friday, 28 October 2022

Summary of progress on Environmental Targets set out in the Environment Act, following the publication of a Written Ministerial Statement....

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New rules for commercial imports of pets from higher risk countries

New rules for commercial imports of pets from higher risk countries

Monday, 24 October 2022

Temporary ban on commercial imports from Belarus, Poland, Romania and Ukraine will be lifted with new rules coming into force 29th October ...

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United Kingdom reiterates strong anti whaling stance at International Whaling Commission

United Kingdom reiterates strong anti whaling stance at International Whaling Commission

Friday, 21 October 2022

The United Kingdom helps secure agreement on a Resolution on Marine Plastic Pollution and is appointed Chair of the IWC’s Conservation Committee ...

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Avian influenza: Prevention Zone declared across Great Britain

Avian influenza: Prevention Zone declared across Great Britain

Monday, 17 October 2022

Avian influenza Prevention Zone has been declared across Great Britain making it a legal requirement for all bird keepers to follow strict biosecurity...

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Independent review provides recommendations to improve support for tenant farmers

Independent review provides recommendations to improve support for tenant farmers

Thursday, 13 October 2022

Rock Review provides recommendations to deliver a resilient and productive agricultural tenanted sector...

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Task Force meets on transboundary challenges of air pollution

Task Force meets on transboundary challenges of air pollution

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Air quality experts and delegates from around the world are meeting to discuss international action to improve global air quality...

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Emergency support put in place for people fleeing Ukraine and entering the UK with their pets

Emergency support put in place for people fleeing Ukraine and entering the UK with their pets

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Streamlined system with the Government covering the costs of any necessary stays in quarantine for the pets of those fleeing Ukraine....

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Environment Secretary commits to sustainable horticulture growth

Environment Secretary commits to sustainable horticulture growth

Monday, 10 October 2022

An update from the Environment Secretary...

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