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  • Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security

    This strategic assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UK’s resilience, security and prosperity.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Using ecological function to assess aquatic ecosystem health: an overview

    Reviews how the role species play in the environment could strengthen the Environment Agency’s ability to deliver clean and plentiful water.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Environment Agency
    • Updated:
  • UK Biodiversity indicators

    A snapshot of the current status of biodiversity in the UK and how it’s changing.

    • Document type: Accredited official statistics
    • Part of a collection: Biodiversity and wildlife statistics
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • England biodiversity indicators

    A snapshot of the current status of biodiversity in England and how it’s changing.

    • Document type: Accredited official statistics
    • Part of a collection: Biodiversity and wildlife statistics
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • ENV09 - England biodiversity indicators

    A snapshot of the current status of biodiversity in England and how it’s changing.

    • Part of a collection: Biodiversity and wildlife statistics
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Agriculture and rural land management: challenges for the water environment

    Impacts of farming on the environment and mechanisms for improvement, plus future challenges and approaches.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: River basin planning: challenges for the water environment
    • Organisation: Environment Agency
    • Updated:
  • State of nature decline: challenges for the water environment

    An overview of the state of nature decline challenge. Current actions, plus potential future actions and opportunities to support nature recovery.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: River basin planning: challenges for the water environment
    • Organisation: Environment Agency
    • Updated:
  • River basin management plans, 2022 to 2027: interim progress report 2025

    An interim report describing progress in the implementation of each planned programme of measures for cycle 3 of the river basin management plans.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Environment Agency
    • Updated:
  • England Natural Environment Indicators

    Natural Environment White Paper Indicators.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Defra’s Official Development Assistance annual results report 2024

    Defra International (DI) indicator results estimates for Defra ODA programmes from 2020 to 2023.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Defra’s Official Development Assistance results estimates
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Defra’s Official Development Assistance annual results report 2025

    Defra International (DI) indicator results estimates for Defra ODA programmes up to March 2025.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Defra’s Official Development Assistance results estimates
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Biodiversity finance trends 2025

    The Biodiversity Finance Trends Dashboard tracks international trends in biodiversity finance – in particular nature finance to developing countries and co-benefits with climate finance.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Wild bird populations in the UK and in England

    Annual trends in wild bird populations in the UK and England.

    • Document type: Accredited official statistics
    • Part of a collection: Biodiversity and wildlife statistics
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • UK breeds at risk from exotic animal disease outbreaks

    Farm animal genetic resources (FAnGR) list of at-risk breeds of cattle, horses and ponies, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry; criteria and definitions.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: FAnGR resources for farmers and livestock breeders
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • UK native animal breeds at risk list

    The UK native breed at risk (NBAR) list is for reference when claiming payments under the Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: FAnGR resources for farmers and livestock breeders
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • UK farm animal genetic resources (FAnGR): breed inventory results

    Annual statistics on farm animal genetic resources in the United Kingdom.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Part of a collection: FAnGR resources for farmers and livestock breeders
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • State of the water environment indicator B3: supporting evidence

    This evidence summary supports the 25 Year Environment Plan and its outcome indicator framework.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Environment Agency and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Statement of voluntary compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics - Defra’s ODA annual results report

    Statement of voluntary compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Defra’s Official Development Assistance results estimates
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Provisional Cormorant population indices for England 2023

    This release includes provisional indices of Cormorant population in England, showing change in population between 1987/88 and 2022/23

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Organisation: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
    • Updated:
  • River habitat survey guidance manual

    How to do river habitat surveys to assess rivers and streams.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Environment Agency
    • Updated: