UK government set to host major international finance event in support of UN Nature COP15
Today we are looking at coverage of our event to drive forward action on the COP15 Global Biodiversity Framework.
Today we are looking at coverage of our event to drive forward action on the COP15 Global Biodiversity Framework.
Today we are looking at media coverage of Defra's announcement launching the Environment Improvement Plan.
We caught up with Sophie Throup, Head of Sustainability and Agriculture at Morrisons, to find out more about their Tree Advisor initiative.
You may have seen in our recent environmental land management update that the second round of Landscape Recovery will open in spring. To help you prepare, we're hosting a series of webinars. In this post, I'll share a brief overview of Landscape Recovery, our progress so far and the details of those webinars.
Published today, the Environmental Improvement Plan sets out the actions we must take to help us restore nature, tackle environmental pollution, and increase the prosperity of our country. In this post, I'll explain what the Environmental Improvement Plan means in the context of our work and, by extension, what this means for farmers and land managers in England. I'll also share an update on the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme.
Jennifer Howard is an Asset Performance Advisor who has worked in Flood and Coastal Risk Management for the Environment Agency for 18 years. Her work is focussed on flood incident response. Here, she talks about how her background and how ...
Bella Murfin and Naomi Matthiessen, job share Directors for the Nature for Climate Fund Tree Programme in Defra, reflect on the last 6 months delivering the Government's commitment to treble tree planting in England by the end of 2025.
Today, there has been widespread coverage on the front page of the Guardian, as well as in the Financial Times, BBC Online, the Independent, the Evening Standard, the Daily Telegraph the Daily Star, and trade coverage in Farmers Weekly, Horticulture ...
We know there are people out there who see the waste industry as a route to make a fast buck. But we are on a mission to stop them to protect the environment, support the legitimate waste management industry and ...
We've launched the next stage in our ambitious project to manage all fishing activities and protect valuable marine habitats in England's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by 2024. On 17 January 2023, we launched our Stage 2 formal consultation, to seek ...
My connection with nature started when I was a small boy, aged 9, sat by a small pond no more than 10 feet across, watching sticklebacks swimming around in the weeds. As I sat there a kingfisher arrived and started ...
With above average rainfall in the last few months, and precautionary activity by water companies and abstractors, water levels are returning to normal across most of the country. Water storage reservoirs are rapidly refilling, and most river and groundwater levels ...
This is the third in a series of films exploring how environmental improvements and farming go hand in hand in the Lake District. Local farm facilitator Danny Teasdale talks with auctioneer and Managing Director of The Farmer Network, Adam Day, about the importance of building environmental solutions that fit with farmers' businesses.
Today we are looking at coverage of our announcement of the next steps for our Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers.
At the end of this month, the first round of the Slurry Infrastructure grant will close for applications. So, if you haven't yet applied, now is the time to. In this post, I'll give you a recap of the grant and the process to apply before the 31 January.
There has been inaccurate coverage about issues of septic tank storage in Cornwall. It includes claims that the Environment Agency (EA) has changed the rules on firms being able to spread waste from septic tanks on land. This is not the ...
Blog by Tony Juniper CBE, Chair of Natural England January is a time for new beginnings and new resolutions to drive self-improvement, and that applies to nations just as much as individuals. In Canada last month almost 200 countries at ...
At the end of this month, farmers, growers and foresters in England will be able to apply for a share of £850,000 to improve productivity, sustainability and resilience. In this post, I'll share an overview of the competition, the application process and links to help you prepare.
This is a follow up to the Natural England blog of 07 October 2022 which outlines the designation of Penwith Moors as an SSSI. By Mark Beard - Penwith Moors SSSI designation project manager At the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP ...
Today we are looking at coverage of our announcement that a range of single-use plastic items will be banned from October 2023.
Officers from the Environment Agency and the Joint Unit for Waste Crime visited a number of sites across England on Thursday 12 January as part of Operations Lyceum and Iris, cracking down on waste criminals. The proactive operation checked lorries ...
By Mike Prince, Natural England The England Peat Map project is mapping the extent, depth and condition of England's peat, using new and existing field survey data, satellite Earth observation, and a variety of modelling methods. Mapping England's peat can ...
By Jim Milner - PEF Project Manager, Natural England and Jordan Champ - Senior Policy Advisor, Lowland Peat, Defra In our first blog post in September, we introduced paludiculture, a system of farming on rewetted peat soils. Paludiculture offers an ...
Today we are looking at media coverage of our announcement on new research led by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and funded by Defra that sheds new light on invasive species 'hitchhiking' across the sea on floating marine debris.
Today we are looking at media coverage of new action plan to protect food security, trade and plant health