In today's blog we look at the £1.15 million of government funding announced to tackle food waste in households and supply chains and a joint exercise to practice biosecurity measures in the event of an African swine fever outbreak.
In today's blog, we look at the Fisheries Bill, which creates powers to ensure profitable future for UK fishing industry with a fairer share of fishing opportunities, the Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers urging Brits to take part in a national litter campaign and new proposals for England Coast Path.
In today's blog, we look at the UK Government reaffirming its commitment to supporting our agriculture industry as we leave the EU and a decade-long export boom for haggis.
Today's blog looks at new data showing almost half a million tonne reduction in total UK food waste in just three years – enough to fill the Royal Albert Hall ten times - and the announcement Tesco will stop using plastic wraps on its multibuy canned food products.
In this afternoon's blog, we look at coverage of Defra’s new online Natural Capital resource launched yesterday and Lord Goldsmith’s speech at an anti-trophy hunting held in the Houses of Parliament.
In today's blog, we look at widespread coverage of a new Committee on Climate Change report about land use and the condition of England’s Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
In today's blog we look at how the Environment Agency is managing the repatriation of 42 waste containers from Malaysia to the UK.
In this afternoon’s blog we take a look at positive coverage of the government’s grant scheme to help rejuvenate village halls, the progress of a white-tailed eagle released onto the Isle of Wight last summer and our ban of wild animals in circuses.
In today's blog we look at positive coverage in The Guardian, Daily Mail and Yorkshire Post of the launch of the Ash Archive, a pioneering project to tackle the devastating tree disease, ash dieback.
In today's blog we look at the introduction of our landmark Agriculture Bill in Parliament, a new taskforce dedicated to tackling serious waste crime and Environment Minister Rebecca Pow's speech at a Greenpeace event last night.