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UK government gathers business and environment leaders in support of UN nature agreement
Press release
UK Government hosts a major international nature finance event attended by His Majesty the King at Lancaster House.
Greater security delivered for the British people with record billion-pound investment in new national biosecurity centre
Press release
Huge investment in new National Biosecurity Centre to protect the British public and the economy from future pandemics.
Developers encouraged to reduce pollution, protect communities from flooding and benefit nature as part of government’s ambition to build 1.5 million homes.
The Government will invest water company fines into local projects across the country to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas
52 councils across the UK will receive funding to remove chewing gum stains and clean up our streets
Record levels of badger vaccination as part of new approach to move towards non-lethal disease control
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