Celebrating International Women’s Day
Today, on International Women’s Day, senior women from across Defra Group have set out why female leadership on climate change is so important.
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Media coverage of the State of Nature campaign
On todays blog, we take a look coverage of the State of Nature campaign to reverse nature’s decline by 2030
Public Accounts Committee report on flooding in England
There has been media coverage today of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on flooding in the Telegraph, i News and Yorkshire Post. The Committee of MPs made the recommendation that house builders should bear the costs of paying to …
Seafood Response Fund
In today’s blog we look at our announcement of an expanded Seafood Response Fund for the UK’s seafood and aquaculture sectors.
Bee importation
There has been a significant amount of press interest in, with some eye-catching headlines suggesting that 15m bees could be burnt under new Brexit import rules, with the story picked up in the Telegraph, Guardian, Times, Independent and Mail.
Daily Telegraph on our recycling record
In today’s blog, we look at coverage in The Telegraph on the Defra Estate’s recycling rate – but fails to properly reflect the complete picture.
Consultation launched on flood insurance and property flood resilience
There is widespread coverage of our announcement today that householders in flood-hit areas who install property flood resilience measures – such as flood barriers, air brick covers, and flood resistant coatings on walls – could obtain discounted insurance premiums.
New rules for burning on protected blanket bog habitats
There is coverage following our announcement on plans to bring forward legislation to prevent the burning of heather and other vegetation on protected blanket bog habitats.
The UK joins the International Coffee Organisation
Today, the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) officially welcomed the UK as its newest individual importing Member. This took place at a virtual ceremony hosted by the ICO. The United Kingdom has completed the process of accession to the ICO and …
Environment Bill – next steps
As the Government confirms the Environment Bill will be carried over to the next parliamentary session, we look into the next steps for the landmark Bill.