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Biodiversity and ecosystems

Services

  1. Environmental permit: pre-application advice form including nature and heritage conservation screening

    Use this form to get help from the Environment Agency to complete your environmental permit application and if you need a heritage and nature conservation screen.

  2. Application to use herbicides in or near water

    Use this form if you plan to use herbicides to control weeds in water or on the banks next to a waterbody or watercourse.

  3. Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund: forms, templates and guidance

    Forms, templates and guidance for projects funded by the Challenge Fund, including annual report templates.

  4. Zoo inspections

    Zoos or zoo inspectors should use these forms when carrying out inspections.

  5. Claim a facilitation fund grant and record progress: Countryside Stewardship

    Use this form to claim a payment and record progress under a facilitation fund agreement.

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Guidance and regulation

  1. Find a specific tree pest or disease
    • Detailed guide
    • Forestry Commission
  2. Darwin Initiative: applying for main project funding
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Department for International Development
  3. Wild birds: protection and licences
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England
  4. Identify a tree pest or disease: overview
    • Detailed guide
    • Forestry Commission and Animal and Plant Health Agency
  5. Preventing the release into the wild of certain plants and animals: guidance
    • Guidance
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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News and communications

News story

Asian hornet: UK sightings in 2018

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency

  1. Marine and citizen scientists take to the seas to help secure a future for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in UK waters
    • Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
    • Press release
  2. IWT Conference 2018: Declaration commits over 50 countries to action for endangered species
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Department for International Development, and Foreign & Commonwealth Office
    • News story
  3. Neonicotinoid products as seed treatments for sugar beets: emergency authorisation application
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Health and Safety Executive
    • Decision
  4. Philippines to participate in the IWT Conference in the UK
    • World news story
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Research and statistics

  1. UK farm animal genetic resources (FAnGR): breed inventory results
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Official statistics
  2. Wild bird populations in England
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • National statistics
  3. ENV08 - Wild bird populations in England
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Statistical data set
  4. Wild bird populations in the UK
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • National statistics
  5. England Natural Environment Indicators
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Official statistics
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. National FCERM strategy: Strategic Environmental Assessment scoping report
    • Environment Agency
    • Closed consultation
    • Date closed 09 October 2018
  2. Great crested newt pilot scheme in Woking: outcome
    • Natural England
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 10 February 2016
  3. Declaration: London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade 2018
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Department for International Development, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, and Home Office
    • Policy paper
  4. Darwin Plus grant: Penguins in the Southern Ocean
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Case study
  5. Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund: List of projects
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Cumbria BogLIFE project
    • Natural England
    • Corporate report
  2. Environment Agency annual fisheries reports
    • Environment Agency
    • Corporate report
  3. Marches Mosses BogLIFE project
    • Natural England
    • Corporate report
  4. Results-Based Agri-environment Payment Scheme (RBAPS) pilot study in England
    • Natural England
    • Corporate report
  5. Humberhead Peatlands restoration LIFE+ project
    • Natural England
    • Corporate report
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