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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. Endangered species: apply for a commercial use certificate

    Form and guidance to apply for a certificate to use a CITES-listed specimen for commercial purposes.

  3. 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.

  4. Invasive alien species: licence to manage and control them (IAS A02)

    Apply for a licence to manage and control certain alien (non-native) species.

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

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

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Guidance and regulation

  1. Check if you need a CITES permit to import or export endangered species
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
  2. Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA)
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  3. Wild birds: protection and licences
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England
  4. Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA): Guidance
    • Guidance
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  5. Find a specific tree pest or disease
    • Detailed guide
    • Forestry Commission
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News and communications

Press release

Have your say on Norfolk Broad restoration project

Environment Agency and Natural England

  1. Fishing licence fees help restore a Suffolk river
    • Environment Agency
    • Press release
  2. Partnership project urges anglers to help protect the River Stour
    • Environment Agency
    • Press release
  3. Latest phase of work on major Norfolk chalk stream completed
    • Environment Agency and Natural England
    • Press release
  4. Northumberland launches strategy to protect white-clawed crayfish
    • Environment Agency
    • Press release
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Research and statistics

  1. Environmental Statistics Report Supplementary Publication - NI PfG indicator 45: Biodiversity
    • Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)
    • Official statistics
  2. Natural Capital Committee’s seventh annual report
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Independent report
  3. Landscape quality: A rapid review of the evidence
    • Science Advisory Council
    • Research
  4. ENV09 - England biodiversity indicators
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Statistical data set
  5. UK Biodiversity indicators
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • National statistics
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Biodiversity net gain: updating planning requirements
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 10 February 2019
  2. Safeguarding the environment in British Overseas Territories: call for evidence
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Closed consultation
    • Date closed 26 July 2019
  3. Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund: List of projects
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Policy paper
  4. Natural Capital Committee’s sixth annual report: government response
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Policy paper
  5. National pollinator strategy: for bees and other pollinators in England
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES project
    • Natural England
    • Corporate report
  2. Environment (Wales) Act 2016 Part 1 Section 6: The Biodiversity and Resilience of Ecosystems
    • Coal Authority
    • Corporate report
  3. Results-Based Agri-environment Payment Scheme (RBAPS) pilot study in England
    • Natural England
    • Corporate report
  4. Cumbria BogLIFE project
    • Natural England
    • Corporate report
  5. Environment Agency annual fisheries reports
    • Environment Agency
    • Corporate report
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