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What conservation translocations are, and how and why they might take place in England.
The MENE survey provides trend data for how people experience the natural environment in England.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
Explores opportunities for applying advances in DNA and RNA technologies to improve understanding of ecosystem function and resilience.
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
Increase flood resilience with Natural Flood Management
Competent authorities must help to protect wild bird habitats on land and at sea, and avoid pollution to protect wild bird populations.
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is inviting applications for up to £80 million of funding to support the development of open network solutions.
This study focuses on water quality as a vehicle to illustrate the role that the water, energy, and food Nexus perspectives play
How the Environment Agency will achieve their sustainability ambitions, including to create and improve habitat as part of Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100).
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.
Ecologists can use European protected species (EPS) policies on development sites to benefit EPS by changing survey, mitigation or compensation methods.
Guidance on what BNG is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.
When you need an environmental permit, licence or to address planning considerations to mitigate nutrient pollution.
We are responsible for improving and protecting the environment. We aim to grow a green economy and sustain thriving rural communities. We also support our world-leading food, farming and fishing industries. Defra is a ministerial department, supported by 34 agencies...
Innovation fund supporting nurseries to increase and diversify domestic tree supply.
The ES framework coupled with a policy response framework can allow food security to be delivered alongside healthy ecosystems
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