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Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
Ecosystem management policies increasingly emphasize provision of multiple, as opposed to single, ecosystem services
What conservation translocations are, and how and why they might take place in England.
As our planet becomes increasingly reliant on space, the UK is working to be at the forefront of space protection and sustainability.
Find out about priority habitats and species, the value of ancient and native woodland and when it's appropriate to remove trees to restore open habitats.
How fishing is assessed and managed in marine protected areas (MPA)
How biodiversity net gain (BNG) applies to irreplaceable habitats.
Framework provides insights into challenges posed by global and local change, globalisation, poverty and growth in the anthropocene
Check open environmental data and use it in your own applications.
We are responsible for improving and protecting the environment. We aim to grow a green economy and sustain thriving rural communities. We also support our world-leading food, farming and fishing industries. Defra is a ministerial department, supported by 34 agencies...
The MENE survey provides trend data for how people experience the natural environment in England.
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is inviting applications for up to £80 million of funding to support the development of open network solutions.
When and how to measure a habitat or development’s impact on biodiversity.
This study presents a case study of the distribution of provisioning ecosystem services in a forest-fringe village in Odisha
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