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Defra

WRAP: Food waste has already cost the average UK family almost £200 this year

Waste

WRAP: Food waste has already cost the average UK family almost £200 this year

New survey reveals majority of UK public believe food waste is inevitable and there is little they can do about it, despite rising costs

clock 09 March 2026 • 3 min read
'Significant change needed': OEP slams Defra's 'disappointing' habitat protection efforts

Biodiversity

'Significant change needed': OEP slams Defra's 'disappointing' habitat protection efforts

Watchdog warns government likely to miss its 2030 nature commitments unless it steps up efforts to properly implement habitat protection laws

clock 04 March 2026 • 5 min read
Good Food Bill: Business, farmers and campaigners calls for UK to fix 'failing' food system

Supply chain

Good Food Bill: Business, farmers and campaigners calls for UK to fix 'failing' food system

More than 100 organisations, including retailers, food giants, farmers, investors and campaign groups join together to demand overhaul of UK food system through proposed Good Food Bill

clock 03 March 2026 • 4 min read
ONS: UK's low carbon and clean energy sectors generate record revenues of £77bn in 2024

Energy

ONS: UK's low carbon and clean energy sectors generate record revenues of £77bn in 2024

Impressive growth in turnover and employment continues across the UK's low carbon and renewable energy industries, latest Office for National Statistics data confirms

clock 25 February 2026 • 6 min read
'A positive step': Government announces revamped £345m sustainable farming package

Policy

'A positive step': Government announces revamped £345m sustainable farming package

Reforms to Sustainable Farming Incentive and funding for innovation projects welcomed by both farming and conservation groups

clock 24 February 2026 • 6 min read
'Thousands are getting sick': England's bathing waters hit by 124,000 hours of sewage pollution in 2025

Policy

'Thousands are getting sick': England's bathing waters hit by 124,000 hours of sewage pollution in 2025

Almost 1,240 people reported falling sick after swimming in bathing waters hit by sewage releases last year, according to Surfers Against Sewage

clock 23 February 2026 • 4 min read
'Our trees and native wildlife are under huge strain': Defra unveils deer culling plan in bid to save woodland

Biodiversity

'Our trees and native wildlife are under huge strain': Defra unveils deer culling plan in bid to save woodland

Campaigner and broadcaster Chris Packham backs policy and says sometime 'hard choices' are needed

clock 20 February 2026 • 3 min read
Rising pest risks: How the Met Office is helping to safeguard UK crops

Risk

Rising pest risks: How the Met Office is helping to safeguard UK crops

With climate change driving up temperatures new pests are increasingly becoming established in the UK, which the Met Office warns poses a growing threat to agriculture and forestry

clock 16 February 2026 • 2 min read
'The government has lost its way': Green groups step up calls for UK nature policy reset

Policy

'The government has lost its way': Green groups step up calls for UK nature policy reset

Almost 60 leading green figures urge government to redouble nature policy efforts after 'worrying increase' in hostile rhetoric towards environmental protections

clock 16 February 2026 • 4 min read
Defra launches free nutrient management planning tool for farmers

Biodiversity

Defra launches free nutrient management planning tool for farmers

The tool is designed to help farmers increase profitability while protecting the environment, according to Defra

clock 09 February 2026 • 1 min read
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