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How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
Find out about our Export Development Guarantee: its benefits, eligibility criteria and how to apply.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Apply to buy nutrient mitigation credits from Natural England to offset nutrient pollution from housing development.
Your responsibilities and rules to follow for watercourses on or near your property, and permissions you need to do work around them.
Natural Resources Wales ensures the environment and natural resources of Wales are sustainably maintained and used, now and in the future. Natural Resources Wales works with the Welsh Government .
This environmental resource guide seeks to support the rollout of digital infrastructure in England, by providing greater awareness of climate adaptation, environmental improvements (biodiversity gains), and low carbon considerations. The guide is based on England jurisdiction, but has direct relevance...
Guidance for policy and decision makers to help them consider the value of a natural capital approach.
What to do if you’re bringing plants and products like wood and timber into Great Britain, including what certificates you'll need.
This series brings together all documents relating to Natural Environment Statistics
The Natural History Museum (NHM) is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within 5 main collections: Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology. The museum is a world-renowned centre of research, specialising in taxonomy, identification...
Use this form to apply for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) screening decision for projects that will increase agricultural productivity of uncultivated land or semi-natural areas.
Provides guidance on how planning can take account of the impact of new development on air quality.
Guidance on promoting healthy and safe communities.
Get advice from Natural England to help you comply with laws that protect wildlife and the natural environment.
Three board member terms extended
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment for human or animal burials.
Who's responsible for cleaning up contaminated land and how you know if your business is on a contaminated site
Information about the scheme to restore English peatlands and how to apply for funding.
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