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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • Evidence report on the ecosystem impacts from industrial sandeel fishing

    Evidence on the ecosystem risks and benefits of full prohibition of industrial sandeel fishing in UK waters of the North Sea

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Call for comments: draft evaluations of substances proposed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

    Requesting comments on draft risk profiles and risk management evaluations for 5 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP review committee.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Request for information about risk management evaluations of substances proposed as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

    Collecting information for risk management evaluations for 2 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP Review Committee.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Highly Protected Marine Areas pilot sites

    The UK government is consulting on pilot Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in English waters for biodiversity recovery.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • The Great Britain invasive non-native species strategy

    Providing a framework on how to minimise the risks posed by invasive non-native species.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Consultation on Biodiversity Net Gain regulations and implementation

    The consultation sets out our proposals, and seeks views, on how biodiversity net gain will work in practice.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • 25 Year Environment Plan

    'A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment', sets out what we will do to improve the environment, within a generation.

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  • EM on EU state aid rules in agriculture and fishery sectors

    The government's summary of EU state aid rules applying to the agricultural, forestry, fishery and aquaculture sectors.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • EM on EU regulation 2016/429 (C(2022)8457)

    The government's summary of a European Commission delegated regulation which supplements EU animal health law set out in EU regulation 2016/429.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Defra Earth Observation Centre of Excellence Roadmap 2023 to 2028

    This roadmap sets out the Defra Earth Observation Centre of Excellence vision for 2023 to 2028.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Draft National Air Pollution Control Programme (NAPCP)

    Seeking views on the revised draft National Air Pollution Control Programme (NAPCP).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Air Quality: Revised UK National Air Pollution Control Programme

    The National Air Pollution Control Programme (NAPCP) sets out measures and analysis for how emission reduction commitments can be met across the UK.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Environment Act 2021: environmental targets

    Seeking views on new targets under the Environment Act 2021 to improve the natural environment.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • WEEE compliance fee 2022: call for views

    Seeking views on if we should set a Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) compliance fee for 2022 and how this should be managed.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government

  • The Significant Improvement Test

    Under the Environment Act 2021, the UK government has committed to review its suite of statutory environmental targets at least every 5 years.

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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Environmental principles policy statement

    Policy statement setting out how policymakers apply environmental principles to support environmental protection and enhancement.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Introduction of a deposit return scheme in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

    Seeking views on our plans to introduce a deposit return scheme for drinks containers.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Commonly littered single-use plastic items: call for evidence

    Defra is asking for evidence to help determine future single-use plastic policy.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Single-use plastic: banning the supply of commonly littered single-use plastic items

    Defra wants your views on a plan to ban the supply of single-use plastic items and polystyrene food and drink containers.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Food compositional standards and labelling: provisional common framework

    How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together in food compositional standards and labelling policy areas.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government