There has been extensive discussion about the changes to Agricultural Property Relief, announced in the Budget on 30 October. The government inherited a £22 billion hole in the public finances, and we had to make difficult decisions at the Budget …
Coverage in the i and Guardian about the reopening of a market for British lamb to Saudi Arabia and a Financial Times article on the quality of London's air.
Brave Finn visits Defra Environment Secretary Michael Gove today met heroic police dog Finn and his handler PC Dave Wardell. Finn was stabbed in 2016 when apprehending a suspect in the course of his duties. He received serious injuries but …
Bumper breeding season for little terns The breeding success of the UK’s second rarest shorebird has been covered by The Northumberland Gazette and the Berwick Advertiser. 17 juvenile little terns joined the population at Natural England’s Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve …
A consultation on proposals to reduce harmful pollution caused by the burning of wood and coal in the home and Chris Packham's blog post on his 'UK BioBlitz' campaign.
Our response to further coverage on Geronimo the alpaca.
Today we announced over £300,000 of funding to encourage local groups to come up with innovative ways to tackle litter in their communities, with grants of up to £10,000 available per project. Successful projects in round 1 included developing bins …
Innovate UK's announcement on the first funding call for the ‘Transforming Food Production’ programme and a film from the LadBible website on British soldiers training rangers in Gabon to protect forest elephants.
On today's blog we look at export success as global sales of UK food and drink soar, grouse moor owners and the Monsanto court ruling on glyphosate.
On today's blog we look at World Elephant Day and the Ivory Alliance 2024.
On today's blog we look at World Lion Day and the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund.