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Fund of up to £7 million will boost access to nature and support rural communities across England to become more green-fingered

• Updated: 23 March 2024

UK scales up support for sustainable, climate-resilient farming practices, and improved access to clean water in climate-vulnerable countries.

• Updated: 9 December 2023

A pioneering new fund to drive private investment in nature and tackle climate change has been awarded to 27 projects

• Updated: 14 July 2021

Greener building and conserving wildlife goes hand in hand in the North East as a new approach to sustainable development is launched.

• Updated: 17 March 2021

Rural businesses encouraged to apply for a share of £50 million grant scheme

• Updated: 5 February 2020

A pioneering project looking into whether temporarily flooding agricultural land around the Humber could benefit farmers and wildlife is appealing for land.

• Updated: 23 May 2019

Rural businesses and communities are set to benefit from improved broadband access.

• Updated: 26 July 2018

Grants expected to generate more than 6,000 new jobs overall and support growth of rural businesses and broadband projects.

• Updated: 29 July 2017

Government response to review of rural proofing implementation carried out by an independent team led by Lord Cameron of Dillington.

• Updated: 17 December 2015

Today the government has published its first Rural Productivity Plan to grow the rural economy.

• Updated: 20 August 2015

New £24 million Growth Programme opens up opportunities for rural businesses and communities.

• Updated: 27 July 2015

Prime Minister David Cameron: "As a one nation government we will keep on backing British farmers."

• Updated: 23 July 2015

Appointments to National Park Authorities, the Broads Authority & Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty Conservation Boards

• Updated: 12 March 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applications open today for more Food Enterprise Zones to help food businesses across the country generate growth and jobs.

• Updated: 19 February 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

More rural opportunities could increase rural employment in England by 6%.

• Updated: 27 December 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Celebrate nature's Real Winter Wonderland

• Updated: 24 December 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss speech to the Northern Farming Conference

• Updated: 12 November 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Speech delivered at The Policy Exchange on the link between the natural environment and the economy.

• Updated: 4 November 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Environment Secretary says the UK’s £100 billion food and farming sector needs a healthy and clean environment to be at its most productive.

• Updated: 4 November 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Central government will commit to buying fresh, locally sourced and seasonal food to benefit British farmers and small businesses.

• Updated: 21 July 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government