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Honey bees contribute directly to local food production and make an important contribution, through pollination, to crop production and the wider environment.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss today lent her support to campaigns encouraging local communities to make gardens 'hedgehog-friendly'.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
At UNGA 2020 Boris Johnson outlined the UK's approach to protecting biodiversity at home and around the world.
Environment Secretary George Eustice outlines the UK's vision for tackling biodiversity loss at home and abroad.
The Environment Agency have conducted a crayfish rescue as part of their regular gravel removal works on the River Kent in Kendal to reduce flood risk to the town
A Natural England scheme has boosted Essex’s pond habitats in just five months, helping to protect the UK’s threatened population of great crested newts.
Legislation would make it illegal for larger businesses to use products unless they comply with local laws to protect natural areas.
Environment Agency fisheries officers have released 10,000 young dace into the River Thet near Thetford.
Fish and eels now have access to an extra 5,000 metres of the River Wensum thanks to a new fish pass.
A district level licensing scheme making it easier for developers to protect threatened populations of great crested newts is being rolled out in Cambridgeshire.
Five pilot areas will test how the recovery of England’s landscapes and wildlife can be driven locally
The Environment Agency has granted a permit to place fish barriers across the entrances to Hoveton Great Broad in Norfolk as part of a restoration project.
The Environment Agency has outlined measures a polluter must take to restore a river after an incident that killed over 100,000 fish.
Environment Agency fisheries officers have conducted their yearly restocking on the Great Ouse, releasing 10,100 barbel in a bid to replenish the river.
A natural flood management scheme in Essex has seen its "work force" double after the birth of two healthy kits.
Fishery owners in the Great Ouse and Fenland catchment can now apply for free trees and hedgerow plants thanks to additional funding.
A pilot by the Environment Agency and University of Leeds at the Brownlee Triathlon Centre looks at using natural flood management to reduce flood risk.
A year-long project to reinvigorate a Suffolk river and increase the fish population has proven to be a success six months after completion.
Seeing salmon leaping in the Yorkshire Dales is a step closer thanks to a major river restoration project tackling its next hurdle.
Natural England has published nine new draft Conservation Advice packages to enable developers and operators to understand the impact of their proposed development on habitats and species in protected sites across England.
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