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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: inspiring sustainable living projects

    How local environmental projects improved sustainability in East London.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sweet chestnut import ban to fight tree disease

    Imports of sweet chestnut trees from areas that are affected by sweet chestnut blight will be banned, Owen Paterson announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • London 2012: Sustainable procurement for construction guide developed

    London 2012′s ambition to be the “greenest Games of modern times” was aided by a commitment to sustainable procurement.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Agriculture red tape to be removed

    The farming industry is among the latest to benefit from government’s drive to unlock economic growth by cutting unnecessary red tape.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Covent Garden Market Authority appoints new board member

    Archie Robertson OBE has been appointed to the Covent Garden Market Authority as a board member covering transport and operational issues.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Veterinary Products Comittee Appointments

    Sally Harmer and Stephen Lister have been appointed members of the Veterinary Products Committee.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fight tree diseases with a united front says Owen Paterson

    Working together is the best way to defend British trees and plants from the pests and diseases threatening them, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said today

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Chairman appointed for the UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum

    The Defra Minister responsible for chemicals, Lord de Mauley, has, with the agreement of the Devolved Administrations, appointed Professor David Phillips as the new chairman of the UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Future of farming: attracting new talent to careers in agriculture

    Future of farming review sets out recommendations to attract new talent to careers in farming.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ash disease found in Devon

    A further case of the tree disease Chalara, also known as ash dieback, has been confirmed in a woodland in Devon.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bovine TB strategy launched to make England disease free within 25 years

    A plan to rid England of bovine TB within 25 years has been set out today by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Badger cull purpose is to reduce bovine TB in cattle

    Reports that the badger culls are primarily to protect human health are wrong.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National climate change adaptation programme report published

    The National Adaptation Programme report sets out what leading businesses, councils and communities, as well as government, are doing to tackle climate threats.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Draft bovine TB eradication strategy consultation workshops

    Michael Seals opening comments.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Contracting bovine TB through eating meat: response to Sunday Times

    The Sunday Times claim that people are at risk of contracting bovine TB through eating meat is irresponsible scaremongering.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bee Health: Lord de Mauley at Friends of the Earth conference

    Lord de Mauley speaking about bee health at the Friends of the Earth conference on 28 June 2013.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK votes on Common Agricultural Policy reform

    The UK Environment Secretary has pressed for a reformed Common Agricultural Policy to benefit British farmers, the environment and taxpayers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £15m fund for rural energy projects opens to applications

    Rural communities across England that aspire to generate their own clean green power are being offered a helping hand

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Flood insurance agreement reached

    Defra and Association of British Insurers reach an agreement on flood insurance

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Call for evidence in food supply chain review

    The review will focus on failures in food supply networks with implications for food safety and public health.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government