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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 Institute supports global food security, sustainable development and poverty reduction through research, advice, teaching and training. It’s been independent of the UK government since May 1996, when it became part of the University of Greenwich.
What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
Find out about the SFI actions for soils, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
How to comply with the requirements on promoting medicines to the public and to prescribers and suppliers of medicines.
Find out how to become a volunteer to support nature conservation where you live or work.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
Natural England maintains a register of the personal and business interests held by members of its board.
Get help to classify pharmaceutical products used to treat or prevent diseases or ailments (in humans or animals), including comparators used in clinical trials and placebos.
Find out what a volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV) does and how to get trained and licenced to carry out bat roost visits.
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.
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 .
Natural Resources Wales ensures the environment and natural resources of Wales are sustainably maintained and used, now and in the future. Natural Resources Wales works with the Welsh Government .
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...
Guidance for policy and decision makers to help them consider the value of a natural capital approach.
Apply to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, public health and safety or to prevent disease or agricultural damage.
Opened in 1901, the Horniman was designed in the Arts and Crafts style. It was founded by Frederick Horniman, who had inherited his father’s tea business, which by 1891 had become the world’s biggest tea trading company. It specialises in...
From 1 January 2014 herbal smoking products will have Tobacco Products Duty charged on them unless they are to be used exclusively for medical purposes.
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