Beavers will make the River Otter a forever home after successful completion of trial
The Government today confirms beavers will make the River Otter a forever home after successful completion of trial.
Defra Press Office
Celebrating our farmers
Today we’re celebrating the hard work of farmers as part of this year’s ‘24 Hours in farming’ online celebration of British farmers organised by Farmers Guardian together with Morrisons.
Testing waste water for coronavirus
Here is the latest information about our project to test for coronavirus in waste water
Chancellor and Richmond MP, Rishi Sunak visits £3.7m Stokesley Flood Alleviation Scheme
A look into Richmondshire MP Rishi Sunak visit to Stokesley to learn more about the town’s new Flood Alleviation Scheme.
War on plastic bags reaps positive results with 95% reduction since 2014
Broad positive coverage in the press today of our latest data on single-use plastic bags, which shows a 59% drop in sales in the last year alone in main supermarkets.
New study shows one in four UK mammal species now faces threat of extinction
Today we look at coverage of a new study jointly commissioned by Natural England which finds that one quarter of Britain’s mammals are now at risk of extinction.
Lord Goldsmith speech on green recovery
A look into Lord Goldsmith's speech on a green recovery and the work that the UK is doing on domestic and international conservation.
Agriculture Bill moves another step forward
The Agriculture Bill has completed its Committee Stage in the House of Lords.
NO2 emissions
On today's blog we look into new analysis from Friends of the Earth on NO2 emissions
The independent National Food Strategy launches today
Part one of the independent National Food Strategy, led by Henry Dimbleby, has been published today.