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The Natural Environment Research Council is the driving force of investment in environmental science. NERC is part of the UK Research and Innovation .
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
How to legally carry out slaughter without stunning in accordance with religious rites, including how to restrain and bleed the animal.
We’re the government’s adviser for the natural environment in England. We help to protect and restore our natural world. Natural England is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs .
Protected wine name with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
Find out what you must do as a public body when carrying out or approving activities on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
UKHSA and MHRA are urging the public not to use 4 specified non-sterile alcohol-free wipe products due to the risk of infection associated with their use.
Use a separate statement of objection form for each Japanese GI product name you object to.
When you need consent for a proposed operation or management change on land in a SSSI and how to apply.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) Regulations protect uncultivated, semi-natural and rural land. Find out when and how to get permission to make changes to land.
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