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How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
Competent authorities must take action to help protect, conserve and restore the protected habitats and species of European sites.
How to reduce the risk of disease from your animal feed storage units.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
How to assess the impact of your activity in estuarine (transitional) and coastal waters for the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The guidance is called Clearing the Waters for All.
Find out what you can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from establishing and spreading.
This guidance provides information on COVID-19 in homelessness, domestic abuse refuge, respite room and asylum seeker accommodation settings.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Competent authorities must help to protect wild bird habitats on land and at sea, and avoid pollution to protect wild bird populations.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
These principles describe how the government should manage legacy technology.
How to assess a planning application when there are ancient woodland, ancient trees or veteran trees on or near a proposed development site.
This section describes the aims of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive (England and Wales) Regulations 2017, objectives for specific water body types, the river basin planning process and cost recovery.
How residents in high-rise residential buildings should avoid increasing or creating building safety risks and what to expect from accountable persons.
A guide to farming risks, potential problems with public safety and how to avoid accidents
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
Find out how land managers can look after newly planted trees in areas where there’s been restocking due to pests and disease.
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