BBC Countryfile on biosecurity and the Guardian on Brexit readiness
BBC Countryfile interview on tree health and biosecurity and our response to a Guardian article on Brexit readiness.
Weekly stories
Puppy smuggling and reusable plastic bottles
Puppy smuggling in the Sunday Mirror and Minister Coffey on a new design to help beat plastic pollution.
Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy Cover and Julian Glover visits the Broads
Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy Cover Today Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey joined pupils from Saxmundham Primary School in Suffolk to plant her contribution to the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy Cover (QCC). The QCC is a network of forest conservation initiatives across the Commonwealth, …
Marine licencing consultation launched
The government has today launched a consultation on marine licencing requirements, as part of its ongoing drive to clean up our seas.
New research on the health impacts of air pollution
New research on the health impacts of air pollution The impact of poor air quality on people’s health is featured in today’s i newspaper looking at research highlighted by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) that shows air pollution causes heart …
Farming income statistics released and Minister Rutley visits Tate and Lyle refinery
Farming income statistics We have published new statistics today showing farm business incomes in 2017/18. Overall income has risen across almost all farming sectors, driven by a combination of a higher yields, increased production and a favourable exchange rate. It …
Coverage of WWF's Living Planet Report, the Fisheries Bill 'watershed moment', and salt marsh helps save a Cumbrian farm
On today's blog we look at WWF's Living Planet Report 2018 and the use of salt marsh land to graze cattle.
UK signs global commitment to eliminate plastic pollution
Coverage of the UK's commitment to remove plastic pollution.
Coverage of the Committee on Climate Change's coastal erosion report
Media coverage on the Committee on Climate Change's coastal erosion report.
EU waste incineration emission regulation
On the second edition on today's blog we clarify our position on a story in The i on emissions, and cover British Spirits and Sparkling Wine Week.