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The Environment Agency’s position on the use of nature-based solutions (NbS) to support sustainable water resources. Includes how they work, benefits and current evidence.
1. Purpose This statement sets out the Environment Agency’s position on…
We want your views on significant management issues that affect our waters. Your responses will help shape the way we manage the water environment.
Summary of responses This Significant Water Management Issues (SWMI)…
We want your views on our proposals for new standard rules permits for new cemetery developments and closed-loop ground source heating and cooling systems.
Please note the charges proposed in the consultation were updated on 1…
How the government is supporting rural communities to overcome challenges and maximise opportunities available to the rural economy.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Our plans to strengthen the UK’s approach to tackling global deforestation.
The untested non-native forestry species policy statement sets out the specific circumstances in which these species can be planted.
Inviting views on the government’s proposed approach to implementing a ban on trail hunting in England and Wales.
We're seeking views in this consultation on key proposals for a new deer management strategy.
The deer impacts policy statement sets out the actions we will take in England over the next decade to ensure the impacts of wild deer are not a threat to environmental, social or economic goals.
England’s grey squirrel policy statement sets out the actions government will take over the next 5 years to reduce the impact of grey squirrels on the red squirrel population and on our trees and woodlands.
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.
We are seeking views on proposed amendments to The Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021.
How and why the Environment Agency supports nature-based solutions (NbS), with different scenarios and guidance on approaching new NbS.
Find out about the proposed restriction to open access land at Derwent Gorge and Muggleswick Woods National Nature Reserve in County Durham.
The government has committed to rural proofing all its policies. This document explains what rural proofing is, why it’s important and how it can be applied by government policy makers.
Find out about Natural England's proposals to improve coastal access in Dorset.
Find out about plans to change public access to open access land at Silence and Old Grove Mines (Great Hucklow) in the Peak District National Park.
Find out about the proposed restriction to open access land at Old Lodge Nature Reserve in East Sussex.
Find out about the proposed restriction to open access land at Quarry Bottom in Wiltshire.
Find out about the proposed restriction to open access land at Woodley Down in Wiltshire.
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