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Defra

Defra to reinstate protections for England's wildlife-rich hedgerows

Biodiversity

Defra to reinstate protections for England's wildlife-rich hedgerows

Move is expected to help plug the gap in hedgerow rules for farmers that has emerged in the wake of the UK's exit from the European Union

clock 05 March 2024 • 4 min read
UK to establish 'world first' UN-backed centre for circular economy research

Policy

UK to establish 'world first' UN-backed centre for circular economy research

UNECE-backed research hub established following seven-figure funding award for UCL, Brunel, Exeter, and Swansea universities and the British Geological Survey

clock 27 February 2024 • 3 min read
'Biggest-ever investment': 40 natural flood management projects to receive £25m in funding

Policy

'Biggest-ever investment': 40 natural flood management projects to receive £25m in funding

Schemes using nature to boost England's flood resilience are to receive fresh government funding over the next three years

clock 23 February 2024 • 4 min read
Rishi Sunak to unveil 'largest ever' farming grant package for agritech and food productivity

Policy

Rishi Sunak to unveil 'largest ever' farming grant package for agritech and food productivity

Package of new measures set to be unveiled include further grant funding for agritech and clean energy, extensions to the Sustainable Farming Incentive, and plans to cut red tape to ease on-farm developments

clock 20 February 2024 • 6 min read
UK launches environmental science group to assess impacts of deep sea mining

Science

UK launches environmental science group to assess impacts of deep sea mining

New science network will help 'ensure the best environmental standards are in place' for deep sea mining, according to Defra

clock 19 February 2024 • 3 min read
Water firms breaching pollution rules to face CEO bonus ban

Legislation

Water firms breaching pollution rules to face CEO bonus ban

Environment Secretary Steve Barclay tells water firms in England and Wales that 'no one should profit from illegal behaviour'

clock 12 February 2024 • 4 min read
'The UK is quietly diverging from the EU': Are 'green Brexit' promises being broken?

Policy

'The UK is quietly diverging from the EU': Are 'green Brexit' promises being broken?

The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) is just the latest body to argue the UK is starting to fall behind its European neighbours in the adoption of environmental policies and regulations

clock 05 February 2024 • 10 min read
Government maps out new Protected Area framework and fresh marine habitat protections

Policy

Government maps out new Protected Area framework and fresh marine habitat protections

A year on from the launch of its Environmental Improvement Plan, Defra announces new measures to protect land and sea

clock 30 January 2024 • 6 min read
What do new Biodiversity Net Gain rules mean for businesses?

Policy

What do new Biodiversity Net Gain rules mean for businesses?

POLICY BRIEFING: After several delays, laws forcing property developers to improve countryside and wildlife habitats should come into force next month - BusinessGreen Intelligence investigates what happens next for one of the UK's flagship nature policies...

clock 26 January 2024 • 13 min read
Government delays Biodiversity Net Gain launch date to 12 February

Policy

Government delays Biodiversity Net Gain launch date to 12 February

Government confirms flagship scheme will go live on 12 February after initial 'January 2024’ timeline slipped

clock 26 January 2024 • 3 min read
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