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The first annual report on income generated from statutory credits since the biodiversity net gain policy was established in 2024.
Headline summary The total payment received for statutory credits was…
Draft version of the statutory instrument (SI) to ban wet wipes containing plastic in England.
Defra and the Welsh government’s approach to tackling abuse of the waste exemptions system.
Introduction Waste exemptions allow waste operators to carry out certain…
Towards a Good Food Cycle: a UK government food strategy for England, considering the wider UK food system.
Policy for developing nationally significant infrastructure projects for water resources in England.
Setting out the progress made in 2023 to 2025 towards the targets set in the Protected Landscapes Targets and Outcomes Framework.
Setting out the progress made in 2024 to 2025 towards the goals set in the 2023 Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP23).
Seeking views on proposals to extend the current UK REACH submission deadlines for transitional registrations.
A report highlighting how the UK Government is delivering its key commitments on climate and nature in an integrated way.
Our plans to introduce mandatory digital waste tracking, the benefits of this change, the timelines and impacts.
Consultation on a proposed plant varieties and seeds framework for precision bred plant varieties in England.
Closed call for comments on a draft indicative list for long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and related compounds.
Seeking views on proposed changes to how you’re allowed to catch (lift and carry) laying hens and meat chickens when loading and unloading for transport.
The three-year progress report on the South Inshore and South Offshore Marine Plan.
The three-year progress report on the South West Inshore and South West Offshore Marine Plan.
The three-year progress report on the South East Inshore Marine Plan.
The three-year progress report on the North West Inshore and North West Offshore Marine Plan.
The three-year progress report on the North East Inshore and North East Offshore Marine Plan.
UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations supporting document: Environment Act 1995 air quality directions.
This consultation is inviting views on draft Pathway Action Plans (PAPs) which target the priority introduction routes of invasive non-native species (INNS) into Great Britain.
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