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West Penwith Moors and Downs (Halow ha GonyowPennwydh West) confirmed as latest SSSI.
Hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, killer whale and sperm whale set to be protected under Ivory Act extension
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
‘King’s Series of National Nature Reserves’ to be launched, with first to be declared in Lincolnshire
Darwin Plus Strategic initiative opens for the first time, supporting ambitious, transformative projects to tackle biodiversity loss in the UK Overseas Territories
UK government awards nearly £40 million to more than 80 projects through the Darwin Initiative and Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund
Shropshire Wildlife Trust receives £100,000 for nature-based watercourse protection and water quality enhancement projects after company's permit breach.
Winter flood maintenance encourages wildlife and biodiversity into rivers and streams. Widespread eels important indicator of healthy waterways
Five-year delivery plan to restore nature and improve the environmental quality of the air, our waters and our land
Environment Agency funding sees eels, bullheads and brook lamprey back in England's rainforest.
David Rillie received a suspended prison sentence and was ordered to pay costs of almost £74,000, for illegally grazing cattle on a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Plans will benefit protected wildlife sites and create new habitats for nature
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
£4m funding announced for organisation fighting to create a world free of wildlife crime by 2030.
The new ‘Wild Ennerdale National Nature Reserve’ will protect over 3,000 hectares of landscape comprising of water, forests and mountains.
On Monday 10th October 2022, the UK Government and the Government of Ghana held a Carbon Market Development Roundtable at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra.
Natural England notify 3,100-hectare area of lowland heath in west Cornwall a Special Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI).
The Flashes of Wigan and Leigh now one of the UK's largest urban nature reserves following Natural England declaration
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
UK project will allow families in Senahú, Alta Verapaz, to improve their coffee and cardamom production while protecting the environment.
Members of the public, falconry, aviculture, conservation and welfare groups invited to provide input to Natural England review of ‘wild take’ licensing
The Environment Agency and Northumberland Rivers Trust have relocated hundreds of native crayfish to six refuge sites in North Northumberland.
UK Ambassador to Guatemala, Nick Whittingham, addressed prosperity, human rights and climate change with local leaders during a visit on 7-11 August.
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