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What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
If you’re a farmer or land manager, you can get funding to support and improve National Landscapes, National Parks and the Broads.
Check how coastal flood and erosion risks will be managed in your area.
How to apply for a licence to offer boarding for cats and dogs, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
New EU Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing (IUU) requirements mean that UK exporters will need to provide additional information on catch certificates and other IUU documents from 10 January 2026. The changes detai…
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
Explains the definition of ‘regulated facility’ and how they are grouped into classes.
Find out if your land is in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) and how to appeal.
Map showing the local nature recovery strategy (LNRS) areas in England and the responsible authority who will lead the preparation of each strategy.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
Information for developers and local planning authorities explaining statutory biodiversity credits, and the process of buying them.
How to appeal a regulatory decision from the Environment Agency or challenge them if they fail to act in line with the Regulators’ Code.
Check if you need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
Find out about Natural England’s intention to increase the size of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
S1 waste exemption lets you store certain waste in secure containers at a site separate to where it was produced, before transporting to another site for recovery.
Annual laboratory confirmed UK sightings of the yellow-legged hornet, also known as Asian hornet (Vespa velutina).
Posters for land managers and local authorities to warn the public there's a risk of bird flu in the area.
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