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Campaign to purchase 9,500-acre Rothbury Estate in Northumberland for transformation into major nature restoration project achieves £30m fundraising goal

Watchdog welcomes new Environmental Development Plans, but raises concerns over lack of evidence they will deliver promised environmental outcomes

Organic Action Plan for England sets out vision to turn segment from a 'niche' into a key driver of growth, food security, and environmental recovery

Flood Action Online service launched to mark start of Flood Action Week, as government pledges to improve protection for 200,000 properties

Unnamed executives issue memo warning their companies are defaulting to 'quick fixes' to tackle climate impacts, while failing to invest sufficiently in building supply chain resilience

Farmers have been assessing and managing soil through the SFI for three years, but none of the data has been collected by the government

MPs and environmental campaigners call for overhaul of how Sustainable Farming Incentive funding is allocated, after thousands of farmers were left high and dry when allocation window abruptly closed this week

The share of household waste collected from doorsteps and sent for recycling has barely changed in 15 years, but there are hopes new simpler collection rules could deliver some much needed progress

Popular farming subsidy scheme sees full £233m budget allocated within hours of it opening for applications

Waste industry professionals have called on the government to urgently provide a clearer, long-term strategy as they continue to wait for long-delayed Circular Economy Growth Plan