...The announcement comes just days after Environment Minister Michael Gove called on the sports industry to rally together in reducing plastic pollution in our oceans. The Environment Secretary joined representatives...
...2021, to ensure the necessary long-term support is in place to help with severe financial difficulties. In response to feedback from industry, we expanded the eligibility criteria from the previous...
...to use this method of fishing in certain parts of the southern North Sea, including in UK waters outside the 12-mile zone. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) monitors fishing vessels,...
...fly-tips involved household waste. Total incidents involving household waste were 632,000 in 2019/20, an increase of 7% from 588,000 in 2018/19. The most common place for fly-tipping to occur was...
...not require Doctors’ notes to prove that residents are adversely affected by gull activity. In cases where a resident has chosen to submit medical evidence to the Local Authority to...
...river restoration. Other measures include slowing overland water flow through changes in grassland management, and tree planting to allow water to seep into the ground. Among the 50 projects successful...
...Whale and Dolphin Conservation, said: Whales and dolphins are at significant and increasing risk of harm from the impact of human disturbance. It’s important for people to understand and follow...
...can only begin to imagine the impact on communities of this flooding. We stand ready to do whatever we can to help our Ukrainian colleagues save lives and support their...
...to look at the potential for precision breeding in producing virus-resistant varieties of sugar beet. Defra will continue to help farmers to use Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques through the Sustainable...
...generation to leave the environment in a better state than we inherited it. Prime Minister Theresa May said: “It is vital that we leave our planet in a better state...