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Implementing the Government's commitment, an independent feasibility study on resettling the British Indian Ocean Territory has begun.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Professor Nicola Spence to take up post in April
Improving biodiversity and water quality will be prioritised in the new environmental land management scheme as part of the Common Agricultural Policy.
In a speech at the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade the Foreign Secretary called for action to save some of the world's most remarkable species.
Fisheries news from the past 6 months in Yorkshire.
If They're Gone highlights the plight of orang-utans as new report shows efforts to protect their natural habitat.
Environment Minister Lord de Mauley has started a new exercise to find a potential commercial partner for the Food and Environment Research Agency
British Environment Secretary announces British Army support to tackle poaching in Kenya.
Defra supports World Rhino Day, Sunday 22 September.
A consultation on a new scheme to boost economic growth and improve the environment starts today.
A new case study highlights how communities in Mwingi, Kenya, are reducing ecosystem degradation and accelerating economic development
A farmers conservation group in western Kenya provides the focus for one of the case studies in a new series produced by the Equator Initiative
Presenter Kate Silverton tweets her support for "If They're Gone...." campaign.
The Foundation for Ecological Development and Conservation (FUNDAECO), with support from the UK government through the Darwin Initiative launched the project “Biodiversity Conservation and Ecological Connectivity in Caribbea…
Lord de Mauley speaking about bee health at the Friends of the Earth conference on 28 June 2013.
Some of the world’s richest environmental assets will be better protected following a multi-million pound announcement by Environment Minister Richard Benyon today.
A new drive to help save the elephant has been launched today by the government, in the wake of the highest levels of ivory poaching since records began.
Speech made by Owen Paterson on the illegal trade in wildlife.
Last week Evergreen Agriculture, a DFID funded project, was recognised in the UK Climate Week Awards.
The 'If They're Gone…' campaign will run for a full year and starts with a focus on rhinos. Every three months the focus will switch.
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