Office for Environmental Protection finds failures by department when it granted emergency authorisation in 2023 and 2024 ...

The Government’s own environmental watchdog has found Defra broke environmental law when it allowed emergency use of a bee-harming pesticide without properly considering the impact on protected nature ...

Whitehall’s environment department is seeking to appoint an expert who will work with technologists, commercial professionals ...

A nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) designation covering more than 700sq km of land in Mid Devon has been removed following an ...

Defra’s new Farming Roadmap sets out climate adaptation plans to help UK farmers tackle extreme weather, boost resilience and ...

Small farms and businesses without existing Environmental Land Management revenue agreements can now apply for SFI26, as ...

The move is designed to speed up the delivery of new housing and key infrastructure projects in England by streamlining the process for obtaining permits from the Environment Agency (EA). Under the ...

The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has released it’s sustainable IT strategy, outlining how it will work in partnership with government, industry and other actors to ...