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Media reporting on peat-ban for the professional Horticulture sector

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 24 March 2023 - Categories: Weekly stories

There has been news reporting of our ban on horticultural peat. In 2011 we agreed to a voluntary phase out of the sale of peat and peat-containing products by 2020, and repeatedly stated that we would legislate if this was …

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Sale of horticultural peat to be banned to protect England’s peatlands

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 30 August 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories
A peat bog

In today’s blog we look at the action being taken to protect peatlands

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Coverage of Green Recovery Challenge Fund second awarding round

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 29 July 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories

There has been coverage of the awarding of the second round of funding for the Green Recovery Challenge Fund in PA, the Daily Express, Sky News’ the Daily Climate Show (at 09:20), the Evening Standard, BBC Radio Shropshire, Yorkshire Post, …

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New rules for burning on protected blanket bog habitats

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 30 January 2021 - Categories: Uncategorized

There is coverage following our announcement on plans to bring forward legislation to prevent the burning of heather and other vegetation on protected blanket bog habitats.

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