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Largest programme on storm sewage discharges in history

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 31 March 2022 - Categories: Uncategorized
River through green banks and trees

Today’s blog looks at coverage of new plans to tackle the number of discharges of untreated sewage by water companies

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Eustice: supporting farmers ahead of the coming growing season

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 31 March 2022 - Categories: Farming, Weekly stories

On Wednesday 30th March 2022, Defra announced a new package of support for farmers ahead of the coming growing season.

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England’s largest ever seagrass restoration project reaches a new milestone

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 28 March 2022 - Categories: marine
Plymouth - credit: Ocean Conservation Trust

On Saturday (26th March 2022), Natural England announced that England’s largest ever seagrass restoration project reached a new milestone.

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Minister Pow visits Norfolk to announce Coastal Transition Accelerator Project

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 28 March 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories
Floods Minister Rebecca Pow and MP for North Norfolk, Duncan Baker, during a visit to Happisburgh, North Norfolk to announce the £36 million Coastal Transition Accelerator Project

In today’s blog we are looking at media coverage of our Coastal Transition Accelerator Project.

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Environment Act 2021: environmental targets

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 17 March 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories
The River Irwell

There has been extensive coverage today of our announcement on new long-term environmental targets & green paper proposals that will protect and enhance our natural world in The Times, Sky News, BBC Online, The I. and the Guardian. The coverage …

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Environment Secretary attends G7 Agriculture Ministerial meeting on Ukraine and food security

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 11 March 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories

The Environment Secretary took part in a virtual G7 meeting on global food security today

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NAO report on tree planting

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 4 March 2022 - Categories: Uncategorized
Image of image of trees in a field

On today's blog we look into coverage of the NAO report on tree planting

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UK supports global action to tackle plastic pollution at UN Environment Assembly

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 3 March 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories

In today’s blog we are looking at media coverage of the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly.

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