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An overview of beaver activities and the 5-step management approach.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live or germinal products of invertebrates, amphibians or reptiles to Great Britain.
Actions that should be taken in the event of a non-native invasive mosquito species of public or animal health importance being detected in England.
You must read and agree to the terms and conditions set out in this document to apply for the tree health pilot scheme.
Restrictions on burning crop residues, and the rules you must follow when you burn to protect the environment and avoid causing nuisance.
How to deal with applications and proposals, amend your registers of common land and town and village greens, and set fees.
How Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100) will produce additional benefits for riverside communities through riverside strategies.
How to get a licence to breed dogs in Scotland, and the conditions you must meet.
How to get a licence to breed dogs in Wales, and the conditions you must meet.
How commercial plant growers can grow FPCS-certified stock, and find out the benefits of using it in commercial plantations.
Find the activity codes needed to apply for a full or temporary Certificate of Competence (CoC) from the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
How to apply for a licence to cover work that will have a low impact on great crested newts and their habitats.
These cheap tools can help make policy more open.
Tuberculosis (TB) testing in zoos, safari parks and other collections, the qualifications needed and when vets and Official Veterinarians must apply for permission from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
You should use this licence to move poultry and other captive bird carcasses for disposal from premises in a protection zone or surveillance zone in England and Wales.
Check if a CITES item that you want to import is listed as having an import suspension due to its trade being considered unsustainable.
Regulators must use this process guidance note (PGN) to assess applications and write permits for coating of metal and plastic.
How Defra will use your personal information when you complete the Defra contact us form.
Understand Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing fats that are not for human consumption to Great Britain.
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