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How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
Increase flood resilience with natural flood management.
The MENE survey provides trend data for how people experience the natural environment in England.
What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
Find out how you can use natural options to reduce flooding in your area, who to contact for advice, and if you can get funding.
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) is the statutory adviser to the government and devolved administrations on UK and international nature conservation. Its work contributes to maintaining and enriching biological diversity, conserving geological features and sustaining natural systems. JNCC is...
Find out more about the reserves, where they are, who manages them and what special features or opportunities they offer.
Increase flood resilience with Natural Flood Management
Guidance for policy and decision makers to help them consider the value of a natural capital approach.
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is the UK’s main agency for funding and managing research, training and knowledge exchange in atmospheric, Earth, biological, terrestrial and aquatic sciences. NERC works with the UK Research and Innovation .
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
Apply to buy nutrient mitigation credits from Natural England to offset nutrient pollution from housing development.
The People and Nature Surveys for England gather evidence and trend data about people's access, understanding and enjoyment of nature, and how it contributes to wellbeing.
Find nature reserves, national parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and green spaces
The Natural History Museum (NHM) is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within 5 main collections: Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology. The museum is a world-renowned centre of research, specialising in taxonomy, identification...
Get advice from Natural England to help you comply with laws that protect wildlife and the natural environment.
Cumbria’s globally rare temperate rainforest to be enhanced and celebrated
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
On 13 September 2023, the House of Lords voted against government proposals intended to unlock 100,000 homes between now and 2030 whilst protecting and improving the environment.
All types of woodland can support nature recovery, when appropriately designed and managed to conserve and enhance biodiversity. Find out more in the collection of resources below.
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