On today's blog we have Minister Coffey visiting Cumbria to see how they recovered following storm Desmond and new raptor persecution maps to help tackle wildlife crime
...waste imports into China. In fact, Defra has been working closely with the Department for International Trade (DIT) as well as the Environment Agency (EA) to raise its concerns with...
...financial mechanism addressing catastrophic environmental degradation, including a £1.5m programme addressing ocean plastic. It also provides £7.6m to the World Bank’s Pollution Management and Environmental Health Programme, which helps to...
On the blog today, our response to the Mail's article on plastics; the Financial Times splash on chemical regulations; how the EA are helping in the snow and information on Avian Flu and African Swine Fever.
...welcome addition to local wildlife. The project is an example of the wider approach we are taking to enhance biodiversity, become the first generation to leave the environment in a...
...is there in order to guarantee that the next generation of those who want to go to sea are supported to do so. Government action to crack down on...
Today's blog includes tips for buying a puppy, an update on what the government is doing to combat marine plastics, highlights from the RSPB's state of the UK's birds report, the announcement of the Boston Barrier flood defence the appointment of a new Chief Veterinary Officer and the Environment Secretary has been to the Arla dairy.
...While Nigel’s original comments clearly note that indoor production helps to manage disease outbreaks, much of this weekend’s coverage failed to acknowledge the difference between battery cages, which were banned...
...will span the equivalent of over 650 football fields, will help to enhance populations of the iconic red squirrel, while storing over 120,000 tonnes of carbon and helping to manage...
...to apply. The new offers aim to help more farmers get back into agri-environment schemes, with options popular with farmers on the old ELS schemes brought to the fore in...