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Guidance for policy officials in government to identify and assess the wider environmental impacts of their policy options.
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
More information about the CMA's work on environmental sustainability.
Explains requirements of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017.
Use these documents to meet the requirements for an Entry Level Stewardship (ELS), Organic ELS, Uplands ELS or Higher Level Stewardship agreement.
We work to create better places for people and wildlife, and support sustainable development. EA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs , supported by 1 public body .
An explanation of the offshore SEA process, including documentation of the most recent assessment and related consultation.
To help ensure that an authority giving development consent for a project makes its decision knowing the likely effects on the environment.
Guidance on how to meet the requirements for an Environmental Stewardship agreement.
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) helps to protect and improve the environment by holding government and other public authorities to account. OEP is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs .
The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution in the United Kingdom was created under Royal Warrant in 1970 to advise the Queen, Government, Parliament and the public on environmental issues.
Guidance for local authorities and other land managers in England on maintaining local environmental quality.
Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities
Provides clarity on the need for sustainability appraisal and strategic environmental assessment in relation to plan development.
Find out about green taxes for businesses - tax relief for becoming more energy efficient and schemes for off-setting your environmental impact
How charities can improve their impact on the environment and be energy efficient.
How to access the Environment Agency's public registers of environmental information.
The CMA is investigating how products and services claiming to be 'eco-friendly' are being marketed, and whether consumers could be being misled.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering environmental issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of an emergency in the UK
How to report incidents, including pro-formas for PON1 and PON2 and guidance on completion; listing of environmental alerts for operators in the North Sea.
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