15 Oct 2019
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers ‘The government will today (Tuesday 15 October) introduce a landmark Bill to Parliament to tackle the biggest environmental priorities of our time, signalling a historic step change in the way we protect and enhance our precious natural environment. The transformative Environment Bill will help […]
24 Sep 2019
This article appeared in New Civil Engineer (19 Sep) The water industry should not fear a no-deal Brexit, a senior Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) figure has claimed. Following revelations of the details of Operation Yellowhammer, the codename used by the UK Treasury for cross-government civil contingency planning for the possibility of a […]
24 Sep 2019
The government has set out its funding for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) in England, since financial year 2005/06. The document sets out the budget allocations, as well as historical expenditure on Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management. It also sets out other sources of funding used for FCERM. Expenditure on Flood and […]
05 Sep 2019
Note: many of these links are behind pay-walls. Business Green: The Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to break away from EU environmental and social standards after Brexit, demanding Brussels rewrite previously-agreed terms committing the UK a ‘level playing field’ with Europe on trade and regulations, according to reports. During talks with Brussels last week over a […]
05 Sep 2019
Published 3 September 2019 More people than ever before are concerned about damage to nature, new national statistics published today (3 September 2019) by Natural England show. In the world’s biggest scientific study of its kind, Natural England’s ‘Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment’ (MENE) report shows that nine out of ten adults in England are […]
03 Sep 2019
Defra Press Office, Posted on:27 August 2019 Over the weekend, the Prime Minister called for greater international action and more ambitious global targets to end biodiversity loss and tackle climate change. As part of this, he urged countries to back Britain’s call to protect 30% of the world’s ocean by 2030 (the ‘30by30’ target). The Government has […]
15 Aug 2019
Judge calls for a ‘science based approach’ from Defra and highlights weakness of process (continue) PestSmart – Welsh Water Project to prevent pesticide pollution rolled out across Wales (continue) Farmers Weekly: The ban on metaldehyde slug pellets is being overturned after the High Court in London agreed with a challenge on the legality of the […]
08 Aug 2019
Defra: Theresa Villiers: ‘The Environment Secretary’s speech at Countryfile Live which took place at Blenheim Palace on Thursday 1 August 2019. ‘It is just over a week since the Prime Minister asked me to take on the role of Secretary of State at Defra. And I am delighted to be making my first speech here […]
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