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Tuesday, 10 July 2018
The UK Government has re-opened the Darwin Plus scheme and given a grant for a plastic reduction project on St Helena to help support UK Overseas Terr...
Tuesday, 10 July 2018
Environment and Treasury Ministers met with industry representatives to discuss the call for evidence on red diesel....
Sunday, 08 July 2018
Bees' Needs Week is back for the third year running from 9 - 15 July...
Thursday, 05 July 2018
New appointments and reappointments have been made to Kew's Board of Trustees....
Wednesday, 04 July 2018
A consultation on extending the scope of the Ivory Bill to protect hippos, walruses and narwhals from the trade in ivory has been announced by the gov...
Wednesday, 04 July 2018
A new agreement has been signed between AHDB and Defra setting out how AHDB could develop a new multi-species livestock traceability service for Engla...
Tuesday, 03 July 2018
‘Sustainable Fisheries for Future Generations’ sets out blueprint for sustainable and profitable industry. ...
Tuesday, 03 July 2018
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced £4.5 million of new funding through the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund to tackle the criminals...
Monday, 02 July 2018
Environment Secretary appoints two new members to Consumer Council for Water Board. ...
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
A ban on the export of British beef to China has been lifted....
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
Deadline for Countryside Stewardship application packs to be received by Natural England has been extended by one month....
Monday, 25 June 2018
A new law requiring horses to be microchipped has been introduced today to prevent abuse and improve welfare....
Thursday, 21 June 2018
Environment Secretary holds reception to celebrate the success of Scottish craft beer....
Thursday, 21 June 2018
Farmers and land managers with a 2017 Countryside Stewardship agreement will receive a Bridging Payment for 75% of the current estimated value of thei...
Wednesday, 20 June 2018
Defra announces new funding for farmers across England to tackle the highly contagious disease Bovine Viral Diarrhoea....
Wednesday, 20 June 2018
Professors Melanie Austen and Chris Collins appointed to December 2020....
Monday, 18 June 2018
Ban on the sale of products containing microbeads comes into effect....
Friday, 15 June 2018
Environment Secretary calls on water companies to increase investment....
Friday, 15 June 2018
Natural England’s chair Andrew Sells has announced his intention to retire in January 2019....
Friday, 15 June 2018
New funding to develop scientific breakthroughs in crop research and innovation...
Thursday, 14 June 2018
Government announces support for Finn’s Law campaign Bill in Parliament....
Tuesday, 12 June 2018
Sir William Worsley has been appointed to bolster planting rates and grow green spaces....
Saturday, 09 June 2018
Fight to tackle scourge of waste crime takes another step forward today as Michael Gove announces a comprehensive review to beef up the government’s a...
Friday, 08 June 2018
The Countryside Productivity Small Grants scheme has seen popular take-up by farmers after the first funding round...
Wednesday, 30 May 2018
Measures proposed to improve transparency across the food chain and ensure farmers are paid fairly....
Tuesday, 29 May 2018
Farmers and land managers have a month to get their applications in for the Historic Buildings Grant scheme....
Thursday, 24 May 2018
Environment Secretary launches first Tree Health Resilience Strategy to protect England’s trees from pests and diseases for generations to come....
Wednesday, 23 May 2018
The Ivory Bill introduced to Parliament today will be the toughest in Europe - and one of the toughest in the world. ...
Tuesday, 22 May 2018
The Darwin Initiative will fund 52 projects around the globe sharing £10.6 million and delivering commitments in the 25 Year Environment Plan. ...
Monday, 21 May 2018
Today Environment Secretary Michael Gove has launched an ambitious new clean air strategy to tackle air pollution....