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International Environment Minister supports new elephant welfare guidelines and importers and exporters urged to prepare for Brexit

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Minister Goldsmith supports the ABTA’s new guidelines on elephant welfare in the tourism industry and guidance is published on the steps businesses will need to take to import or export animals or animal products.

Coverage of Met Office climate change projections and the Environment Audit Committee's 'Our Planet, Our Health' report

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The Met Office has released data giving new levels of detail on the impact climate change could have on the UK and the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) releases report highlighting links between climate change and food supply.