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When you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for letting vegetation cuttings fall into rivers, streams, lakes and canals.
How commercial plant growers can grow FPCS-certified stock, and find out the benefits of using it in commercial plantations.
Sources of radioactivity in the environment and how levels of radioactivity are monitored and assessed.
What needs to be done to manage flood risk and adapt to rising sea levels in North Kent Marshes, one of 23 policy units in 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.
Outdoor airborne allergens are tiny particles in the air that can cause allergic reactions when people who suffer from hay fever or asthma breathe them in. The primary outdoor allergens include pollen and fungal spores.
About Radioactive Substances Compliance Assessment Reports, assessments and inspections and what the Environment Agency will do if you do not follow the rules.
What businesses need to do to import ‘relevant’ nuclear materials into the UK.
Legal requirements and good practice guidance for SQP retailers’ premises inspections.
The laboratory provides diagnostic microbiological testing for the examination of food, water and environmental samples.
Find out how land managers can look after newly planted trees in areas where there’s been restocking due to pests and disease.
How to market forest reproductive material (FRM) for forestry purposes, including regulations, registration, master certificates and licences.
How to set up a border control post to receive animals, animal products, plants, plant products and wood.
Find out what a volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV) does and how to get trained and licenced to carry out bat roost visits.
Information for camelid keepers on reporting suspected bluetongue cases. How to identify and move your camelids.
Explanation for animal owners and veterinary health professionals on how the VMD calculates adverse event incidence rates for veterinary medicines
Guidance for organisations applying to join the Defra Flood Rescue National Asset Register
Check if you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for discharges from an open loop ground source heating and cooling system. Then register this exemption.
Abattoirs in the Pig Carcase Grading Scheme must abide by the regulations for dressing, weighing, grading and marking carcases.
Marine plans are statutory plans that guide and inform how English marine plan areas are used and developed.
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