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Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering environmental issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of an emergency in the UK
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...
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for hedgerows.
Find out about our series of sensitivity maps which indicate where there are likely to be fewer sensitivities to woodland creation in England.
Extent to which the efficacy of control operations would be affected by 3 different modes of density dependence in per capita adult dispersal
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the arable reversion to grassland with low fertiliser input option.
Find out when you can use rebated diesel, biodiesel or kerosene in vehicles and other machinery.
Find out how to apply VAT zero rating for the supply of those plants and seeds that are used to grow food for human consumption.
Find out how land managers can look after newly planted trees in areas where there’s been restocking due to pests and disease.
How commercial plant growers can grow FPCS-certified stock, and find out the benefits of using it in commercial plantations.
Find out how to kill trees on site using chemical treatments to prevent the spread of pests and diseases.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the flower-rich margins and plots option.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
A fund for Upper Tier Local Authorities only – providing revenue support for the additional staff / consultants required to accelerate plans for tree and woodland planting.
Forestry Commission to introduce new plant health requirements following confirmation of eight-toothed spruce bark beetle findings in Suffolk and Norfolk.
The region covers Worth Matravers/Saint Alban's Head around coast of Cornwall, to Bristol. This includes the Isles of Scilly.
Variety description forms for applications to add amateur vegetables to the national list.
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