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We’re the government’s adviser for the natural environment in England. We help to protect and restore our natural world. Natural England is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs .
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...
Secretary of State Claire Coutinho announces further £35 million to Amazon Fund and new partnerships with Brazil on hydrogen transition and industry decarbonisation.
Orangutans, leopards, jaguars and other endangered species protected with new legislation to safeguard forests
How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.
The government is setting out a series of actions in England to protect precious habitats and species on land.
Update on progress under the Nature Markets Framework.
When you get a Special Nature Conservation Order (SNCO) and how to challenge it, what a stop notice means, and get consent for restricted activities that affect European sites.
As a public authority, understand what the biodiversity duty is and how to comply with it.
The NCC was responsible for designating and managing National Nature Reserves and other nature conservation areas in Great Britain between 1973 and 1991.
Find protected areas, check if your business or home is near one and what environmental restrictions apply.
A national network of wildlife-rich places to increase and restore nature.
Natural England and Clinton Devon Estates announce extension to Pebblebed Heaths National Nature Reserve to promote natural connections and biodiversity.
One year on since the publication of the Environmental Improvement Plan, the government launches new measures to halt and reverse nature’s decline
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
Product Safety Report for El Paradis Cosmetic Nature Secrete A L'Huile D'Argan presenting a serious chemical risk.
Devon’s Pebblebed Heaths National Nature Reserve to extended by nearly 90 hectares, the equivalent of 128 football pitches, to encompass a unique wetland
When you need consent for a proposed operation or management change on land in a SSSI and how to apply.
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