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Guidance for policy and decision makers to help them consider the value of a natural capital approach.
We’re the government’s adviser for the natural environment in England. We help to protect and restore our natural world. Natural England is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs .
The MENE survey provides trend data for how people experience the natural environment in England.
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
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...
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 .
Get advice from Natural England to help you comply with laws that protect wildlife and the natural environment.
Increase flood resilience with Natural Flood Management
Download and use Natural England's maps and data on the natural environment.
Understand the role of Natural England, local authorities and partnerships when designating or managing AONBs in England.
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 how to become a volunteer to support nature conservation where you live or work.
Increase flood resilience with natural flood management.
How to prepare and what to do if you’re affected by extreme weather and natural hazards while travelling or living abroad.
Find out more about the reserves, where they are, who manages them and what special features or opportunities they offer.
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is the UK’s main agency for funding and managing research, training and knowledge exchange in atmospheric, Earth, biological, terrestrial and aquatic sciences. NERC works with the UK Research and Innovation .
The documents summarise Natural England's performance by financial year (April to March).
Find out which licence you might need to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat, how to apply and when you might need to pay.
Apply to buy nutrient mitigation credits from Natural England to offset nutrient pollution from housing development.
Apply for a licence to release non-native (alien) and schedule 9 species, or release native Eurasian beavers into secure enclosures, and how to report your actions.
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