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Thursday, 17 March 2011
Members of an independent panel of experts that will make recommendations on forestry policy for England have been announced today by Environment Secr...
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
The situation at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan is extremely unlikely to pose an environmental risk to the UK....
Monday, 14 March 2011
Budgets will be devolved from 1 April 2011 and have been shared based on historic spending and animal numbers....
Monday, 14 March 2011
Defra has approved an application from Emergent Product Development UK Ltd to release a Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) as part of a clinical tria...
Friday, 11 March 2011
Improving resource efficiency is key to a green economy, providing benefits for businesses and the environment while boosting the UK economy....
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Funding of up to £26million to support hill farmers and help some of England's rural communities to thrive was unveiled today by Environment Secretary...
Wednesday, 09 March 2011
Thank you, Mike, and thanks to all RSPB members for the work you’ve done so far to step up for nature....
Tuesday, 08 March 2011
The restrictions are being placed on cattle born or reared in the UK before 1 August 1996....
Monday, 07 March 2011
Exercise Watermark will involve government departments, local resilience forums, emergency responders, water and energy companies, hospitals and schoo...
Monday, 07 March 2011
Carrierpacs were developed following a successful bid for research and development funding through WRAP's retail programme....
Friday, 04 March 2011
Agriculture Minister Jim Paice has made the following Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament today: In my statement of 16 December I promised…...
Thursday, 03 March 2011
Bronwyn Hill appointed as the new Permanent Secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs....
Tuesday, 01 March 2011
A consultation on pesticides enforcement regulations and fees associated with protecting people and the environment from pesticides use has been launc...
Monday, 28 February 2011
How our commitment to mainstreaming sustainable development across Government will be fulfilled....
Monday, 28 February 2011
In a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament today, Minister for Inland Waterways Richard Benyon announced that the Government has decided the Env...
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Cornish pasties have won official recognition protection under the EU protected food names scheme....
Monday, 21 February 2011
British-led action has prevented an attempt by some EU Member States to delay a ban on ‘battery cages’ for laying hens....
Thursday, 17 February 2011
The consultation on the future management of the Public Forest Estate has been halted and all forestry clauses in the Public Bodies Bill will be remov...
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Spelman’s speech to the NFU AGM: ‘A New Partnership’. ...
Monday, 14 February 2011
Jim Paice’s speech at the National Farmers Union (Scotland) Conference. ...
Friday, 11 February 2011
This only applies to the 15% of the public forestry estate referred to in the Spending Review....
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Emissions of air pollutants that are covered by the UK Air Quality Strategy and the CLRTAP. ...
Wednesday, 09 February 2011
Protecting homes from the threat of flooding and coastal erosion is incredibly important for the government....
Wednesday, 09 February 2011
An open letter from Jim Paice, Minister for Agriculture, to the farming industry....
Wednesday, 09 February 2011
Thank you. I'm delighted to be here to set out the Coalition's new vision for the water industry - one of resilience, sustainability, efficiency, inno...
Wednesday, 09 February 2011
Hello, and I'm very sorry not to be with you in person today....
Thursday, 03 February 2011
The indicators measure annual UK levels of pollution from particulates (PM10) and ozone (O3)....
Thursday, 03 February 2011
National Statistics on local authority collected waste management were published today by Defra according to the arrangements approved by the UK Stati...
Wednesday, 02 February 2011
Defra today published new Green Claims Guidance to help companies describe the environmental credentials of their products in a way that people find e...
Tuesday, 01 February 2011
Professor David Hill appointed as Deputy Chair of Natural England. ...
Home Office Asylum seekers will pay towards costs of accommodation
UK Defence Innovation UKDI launches Space to Innovate: Delta Drop
Planning Inspectorate Dean Moor Solar Farm development consent decision announced
Trade Remedies Authority TRA opens new investigation into LLD polyethylene from the USA