Defra

Defra launches consultation on plans to slash emissions of hydrofluorocarbons by over 98 per cent by 2048

Defra advances £1bn plan for new national forests designed to boost carbon sequestration and improve access to nature for new homes

Police, Environment Agency and the government all criticised by House of Lords committee over ongoing failure to get to grips with organised waste crime and illegal dumping that is estimated to cost the UK taxpayer £1bn a year

Government continues its controversial drive to streamline planning and permitting rules, with new move to exempt projects from environmental permits

Consultation aims to give Environment Agency more leeway to impose financial penalties for frequent or moderate offences that result in environmental harm

More than 5,000 farmers with agreements under the environmental protection incentives scheme that are soon set to expire will be offered an extension, the government confirms

Defra unveils plans to reform flood defence funding formula to boost support for nature-based projects and maximise benefits from record £10.5bn flood resilience programme

New funding for projects across 12 UK Overseas Territories and 36 developing countries to help protect habitats and species over the next five years

New analysis confirms three of the five worst harvests on record have occurred in the past five years on the back of extreme heat, drought, and rainfall

New agreement allows 21,000 homes to be built following concerns over water taken from rivers and wetlands, and risks to protected wildlife - but green groups remain concerned over impact of government planning reforms