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Biodiversity and ecosystems

• From: Natural England, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Major Infrastructure and Environment Unit, Pollinators Expert Advisory Group, Tackling Illegal Wildlife Trade, and Farm Animal Genetic Resources Committee

What the government’s doing about biodiversity and ecosystems.

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• Lord Gardiner visits the Carnaby Street pollinator paradise

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 18 July 2017

• Invasive non-native species: draft code of practice for the use of species control provisions in England

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 18 July 2017

• Marches Mosses BogLIFE project

  • Display type: Corporate report
  • From: Natural England
  • Updated: 10 July 2017

• Results-Based Agri-environment Payment Scheme (RBAPS) pilot study in England

  • Display type: Corporate report
  • From: Natural England
  • Updated: 27 June 2017

• Local Nature Partnerships: map and key contacts

  • Display type: Map
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 26 June 2017

• UK farm animal genetic resources (FAnGR): breed inventory results

  • Display type: Official Statistics
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 23 May 2017

• Online analytical tool launched to aid invertebrate conservation

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Natural England
  • Updated: 13 April 2017

• Countryside Stewardship

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
  • Updated: 7 April 2017

• River and coastal maintenance programmes

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 3 April 2017

• National Lottery backs plan to save 20 species from extinction

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Natural England
  • Updated: 31 March 2017

• Effects of run-of-river hydroelectric power schemes on small in-stream animals

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 28 March 2017

• FAnGR resources for farmers and livestock breeders

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 21 March 2017

• Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund: forms, templates and guidance

  • Display type: Form
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 17 March 2017

• Countryside Stewardship opens for 2017

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Forestry Commission and 1 others
  • Updated: 10 March 2017

• Protection extended for mid Cornwall’s wildlife-rich landscape

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Natural England
  • Updated: 23 February 2017

• Bats and churches to benefit thanks to National Lottery

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Natural England
  • Updated: 8 February 2017

• Kestrel close encounter

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Highways England
  • Updated: 1 February 2017

• Natural Capital Committee documents

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 24 January 2017

• Natural Capital Committee’s fourth state of natural capital report

  • Display type: Independent report
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 24 January 2017

• Lists of recognised animal breeding organisations

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 20 January 2017

• Rampisham Down: a wonderful outcome for conservation

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Natural England
  • Updated: 11 January 2017

• Payments for Ecosystem Services: review of pilot projects, 2012 to 2015

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 15 December 2016

• Guide to Countryside Stewardship: facilitation fund

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
  • Updated: 13 December 2016

• Environment Agency annual fisheries report

  • Display type: Corporate report
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 6 December 2016

• Darwin Initiative: scoping projects

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 24 November 2016

• West Pennine Moors becomes largest protected wildlife site in a decade

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Natural England
  • Updated: 18 November 2016

• Buzzard licensing applications

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Natural England
  • Updated: 17 November 2016

• Cumbria BogLIFE project

  • Display type: Corporate report
  • From: Natural England
  • Updated: 16 November 2016

• Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund: 2016 application round

  • Display type: Form
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 16 November 2016

• Darwin Initiative: applying for main project funding

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 16 November 2016

• DfT response to Natural England’s review of HS2 Ltd’s ‘no net loss in biodiversity’ metric: ancient woodland recommendations

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Transport
  • Updated: 9 November 2016

• Review of HS2 Ltd’s 'no net loss in biodiversity' metric

  • Display type: Impact assessment
  • From: Natural England
  • Updated: 9 November 2016

• Darwin Initiative: applying for post project funding

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 22 September 2016

• Darwin Initiative: Fellowship Awards

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
  • Updated: 22 September 2016

• UK ban on modern day ivory sales

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 21 September 2016

• Humberhead Peatlands restoration LIFE+ project

  • Display type: Corporate report
  • From: Natural England
  • Updated: 15 September 2016

• Buying and selling wild salmon and sea trout in England: the law

  • Display type: Statutory guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 20 July 2016

• Lead ammunition, wildlife and human health report - response by Elizabeth Truss

  • Display type: Correspondence
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 13 July 2016

• Hoveton Wetlands restoration project

  • Display type: Corporate report
  • From: Natural England
  • Updated: 12 July 2016

• Darwin Initiative: funding schemes and how to apply

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
  • Updated: 6 July 2016