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Government launches consultation into a new nature mapping plan for local communities
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Sir Patrick Vallance and Professor Stephen Belcher describe how nations have a unique opportunity to chart a path to net zero emissions.
Statement by Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom, at the Security Council Open Debate on Maritime Security
A letter signed by Government Chief Scientific Adviser and departmental Chief Scientific Advisers recognising the release of the IPCC report.
16 anglers were served notices for fishing offences in Lincolnshire during a multi-agency clampdown on illegal fishing.
COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma's remarks at a panel discussion with climate scientists on the IPCC's 'Summary for Policymakers of the Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Ch…
The UK is calling for urgent global action in response to the latest report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Multi-agency operation sees 36 vehicles stopped and waste collectors’ paperwork checked.
Over 1,340 jobs will be created and protected across the Humber region thanks to £266 million of UK government and private sector investment.
GDF process requires community consent
Bolivia’s President Luis Arce Catacora and COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma met on 2 August 2021 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, ahead of COP26 in Glasgow.
A Lincolnshire waste business has been fined for putting the local community and the environment at risk.
New research to step up the UK’s resilience to the impacts of climate change is made possible by the launch of a new £5 million research programme.
On 25-26 July 2021, more than 50 ministers and high-level representatives met in London to discuss their expectations for COP26, the outcome in Glasgow, and to provide guidance on outstanding negotiations issues. The key poi…
The Environment Agency, Leeds City Council and the White Rose Forest partnership are calling for landowners to introduce natural flood management measures on their land to help mitigate climate change and reduce the risk of …
A Northumberland man has been jailed for dumping and burning waste illegally on rural land following an investigation by the Environment Agency.
Almost 50 projects have been completed across the North East over the past year as part of a £1.3m programme of work to improve the environment.
An update for the Grenfell community on the second part of the 2-stage environmental checks.
The Environment Agency has worked together with partners to invest £5.59m in environmental improvements across Yorkshire in 2020/21.
The Blue Belt Programme has launched a comprehensive online training platform for the UK Overseas Territories. This will provide training and development of skills across a wide range of marine management themes, free of cha…
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