There has been inaccurate media coverage regarding foot and mouth disease (FMD) controls with reports that it took six or seven days for controls on commercial imports to take effect and “allowed disease to enter the country.”
In this afternoon’s (8 January) blog we look coverage from the Oxford Farming Conference, where Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers urged farmers to seize the opportunities to rethink agricultural policy and to be bold and innovative in the proposals they put forward.
In this morning’s (8 January) blog we look at Natural England’s latest proposals to establish new stretches of the England Coast Path on the Cumbria and Lancashire coast.
Yesterday saw the launch of the Donation Generation initiative, which is encouraging millions of consumers across the UK to donate and reuse their unwanted garments instead of sending them to landfill and incineration. It also saw a report by the …
In today's (6 January) blog we look at coverage of our tips to sustainably recycle Christmas trees, the opening of the Farming Recovery Fund and the Environment Secretary responding to concerns about fly-tipping.
Data from the Met Office showing that record temperatures in 2019 have concluded a decade of high temperatures has been covered by the Guardian, BBC News, and the Evening Standard, with Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency, being …
In today’s (2 January) blog we look at national coverage of Animal Welfare Minister Zac Goldsmith's call for pet owners to mark the New Year by microchipping their pets.
In today’s (31 December) blog we reflect on the Year of Green Action 2019, which has encouraged people to take action to enhance, protect and engage with nature.
There is widespread coverage this morning (30 December) of a joint blog written by the respective chairs of Natural England and the Environment Agency looking ahead to climate and nature recovery efforts in 2020.
Defra Group Permanent Secretary Tamara Finkelstein awarded a CB in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.
This afternoon we're looking at coverage of a new Natural England report highlighting the benefits of the English Coastal Path and the Environment Secretary launching a review into insurance.