In today's blog we look at Environment Secretary George Eustice's letter to the EU commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, regarding the EU’s change in position on the export of live bivalve molluscs (oysters, mussels, clams, cockles and scallops).
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.
Today we look at media coverage of an Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee report on flooding, which has called for better mental health support for people who suffer flooding and for a clearer plan on flood resilience.
In today's blog we look at media coverage of grey squirrel contraceptive projects and how the Roslin Institute's gene drive research is separate from Defra's support to the United Kingdom Squirrel Accord.
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.
In today’s blog, we respond to the Public Accounts Committee report on government’s action to improve the environment.
In today's blog we look at coverage of the Marine Management Organisation's formal consultation seeking views on proposals to manage activity in four of England’s offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
In today’s blog we look at the media coverage and Defra group reaction to the Dasgupta Review.
In today's blog we look at exporting live bivalve molluscs harvested in the UK.
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.