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Natural England clarification on general licences for shooting

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 25 April 2019 - Categories: Uncategorized
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Today's blog looks at media coverage of general licences for shooting and provides Natural England's response.

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Greta Thunberg meets UK politicians

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 24 April 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
• Picture of Greta Thunberg speaking behind a podium and a panel comprised of Environment Secretary Michael Gove, and MPs Layla Moran, Ed Miliband and Caroline Lucas.

Enviromental Secretary Michael Gove has met with influential climate change activist Greta Thunberg, who has called for urgent action to tackle climate change.

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More funds to tackle the Illegal Wildlife Trade

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 23 April 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
Two uromastyx lizards seized in the UK and a collection of seized orchids

The Government announces the latest round of projects to receive funding from the Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) Challenge Fund.

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Michael Gove thanks half a million Great British Spring Clean volunteers, and Tony Juniper begins as Chair of Natural England

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 23 April 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
Environment Secretary Michael Gove at a litter pick in a West London park with Keep Britain Tidy's Chief Executive Allison Ogden-Newton

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has thanked volunteers for their hard work during the 2019 Great British Spring Clean

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Michael Gove talks plastics on BBC’s The One Show

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 18 April 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
Michael Gove on The One Show

Last night, Environment Secretary Michael Gove appeared on The One Show on BBC1 to talk plastics with the show’s environment reporter, Lucy Siegle.

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Record year for the Environment's Agency's National Coarse Fish Farm

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 17 April 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
Staff from the Environment Agency National Coarse Fish Farm near Calverton in Nottinghamshire standing in shallow water holding a net full of fish. Another staff member is on the bank holding a smaller net.

The Environment Agency’s National Coarse Fish Farm near Calverton in Nottinghamshire released its annual statistics showing that 2018 showing was a record year producing more than half a million fish.

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Environment Agency head makes key speech on climate change

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 16 April 2019 - Categories: Uncategorized, Weekly stories
Picture showing a head shot of Environment Agency Chief Executive James Bevan

Environment Agency head James Bevan warned about a Climate Change Emergency in a speech this morning.

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Lord Gardiner celebrates Daffodil Day

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 10 April 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
Lord Gardiner visits daffodil fields on Daffodil Day

Today Lord Gardiner visited Taylors Bulbs’ Daffodil Day event in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, which was co-hosted by the Royal Horticultural Society.

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Consultation launched to refresh agricultural tenancy legislation

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 9 April 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
two sheep crossing the road

There has been coverage of our public consultation and call for evidence into Government plans to modernise and update agricultural tenancy legislation.

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Rural Payments Agency confirms 2018 BPS and CS bridging payments

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 8 April 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
Image of green fields and a yellow sunset.

The Rural Payments Agency has confirmed that farmers will start receiving bridging payments from 12 April 2019.

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