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Letters requesting and confirming the ministerial direction relating to the pollack compensation scheme.
Total fishing opportunities worth over £970 million secured for the UK fishing industry for 2024
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Ministerial direction relating to determination of environmental permits for new waste incineration facilities in England.
The government has published its response to the Independent Review of Protected Site Management on Dartmoor.
Eighth auction confirmed for 23-29 September 2024 to support woodland creation and help tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.
Chair, Deputy Chair and six members appointed to the board of the Sea Fish Industry Authority
Jo Bradwell has been appointed as Non-Executive Commissioner to the Forestry Commission
Up to £11 million from water company fines and penalties will be reinvested to directly improve the water environment.
Graeme Jack and Glen Nimmo will join the Board for three years
New legislation requiring all under-12 metre vessels fishing in English waters to have an operational inshore vessel monitoring system (I-VMS) device, is just months away from being in place
Cath Denholm becomes Interim Chair after Charles Banner steps down.
Julie Hill MBE will serve a further four years
Reforms will help reunite thousands of lost or stolen animals every year and deter pet theft
Will Harris will advise on customer delivery, while Sir Roy Stone will advise on Defra’s legislative programme
Environment Agency officers will be talking to residents in Lydney and Cinderford about the steps they can take to prepare for flash flooding.
Up to £295m in capital funding for local authorities to roll out weekly food waste collections
Wanda Goldwag becomes Chair, as John Lelliott steps down as Interim Chair.
The government is introducing new measures to limit the amount of land farmers can take out of productive actions under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)
Fund of up to £7 million will boost access to nature and support rural communities across England to become more green-fingered
The recovery of rare, threatened and important habitats and species in English waters is another step closer from today (Friday 22 March 2024).
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