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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • Understanding the social impacts of policy and their effects on wellbeing

    This is an analytical framework designed to improve our understanding of the relationships between different measures of policy impacts.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Adapting to climate change: analysing the role of government

    This paper provides a framework for analysing the role of Government in helping people and businesses adapt to projected changes in climate.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Poultry in the UK: the genetic resources of the national flocks

    This report aims to bring together the knowledge of the genetic resources in national flocks, their origin and current status.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Road transport biofuels: Impact on UK air quality

    This is an advice note on the likely impact of road transport biofuels on air quality in the UK.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Understanding PM10 in Port Talbot

    Note drawing together information examined to gain a better understanding of the different industrial activities and their potential as sources of PM10.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Attitudes and behaviours around sustainable food purchasing

    Consumers' attitudes and behaviours around sustainable food purchasing in the UK.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Food chain analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Characterising the potential risks posed by engineered nanoparticles

    This report provides an update on the Defra's Nanotechnology Research Co-ordination Group’s objectives and associated programme of work.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • A report of research on the horse industry in Great Britain

    Findings from the research to provide the information needed to underpin the development of a long-term strategy for the horse industry. 

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • The environment in your pocket 2009

    A handy, free of charge, pocket-sized distillation of around 60 key data series on environmental statistics in 2009.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • FAWC opinion on sheep lameness

    Farm Animal Welfare Committee advice to government about the extent of lameness experienced by sheep in Great Britain, the impact on their welfare and practical solutions.

    • Document type: Independent report
    • Part of a collection: FAWC advice to government
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Review of environmental and health effects of waste management: Municipal solid waste and similar wastes

    An assessment of the external costs and benefits to health and the environment of waste management options valued in monetary terms.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Sustainable development indicators in your pocket 2009

    This booklet presents and assesses the indicators - measures of everyday concerns to review progress on sustainable development.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • The Rural-Urban Definition

    Detailed guidance on the Rural-Urban Definition and how and when to apply it.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Rural geographies

    A guide to rural geography and defining other geographies as rural.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • FAWC opinion on pig mutilations and environmental enrichment

    Farm Animal Welfare Council advice to government about the impact on young pigs’ welfare of the mutilations they may be subject to during their lives.

    • Document type: Independent report
    • Part of a collection: FAWC advice to government
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • Marine Science Yearbook 2009/2010

    The Marine Science Yearbook 2009/2010 lists all current marine projects.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Marine science yearbooks
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • England's smaller seaside towns: benchmarking study

    This report provides an information base on England’s smaller seaside towns.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Exercise Silver Birch: final evaluation report

    Details of Exercise Silver Birch (2010), which was used to test government contingency plans for an outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • FAWC opinion on osteoporosis and bone fractures in laying hens

    Farm Animal Welfare Council advice to government about the extent of hens' bone fractures in all production systems and the impact on welfare.

    • Document type: Independent report
    • Part of a collection: FAWC advice to government
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated:
  • The contribution that reporting of greenhouse gas emissions makes to the UK meeting its climate change objectives

    This document contains the following information: The contribution that reporting of greenhouse gas emissions makes to the UK meeting its climate change objectives.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Updated: