Defra

Defra confirms new legislation will lift the limit on civil monetary penalties that can be handed out by environmental agencies

Allonby Bay, North East of Farnes Deep, and Dolphin Head officially granted highest level of protection for marine habitats and species 

Projects should focus on solutions which support environmental sustainability, progression towards net zero and farming resilience

Damning National Audit Office claims government plans for a long-term waste management strategy 'do not yet exist'

Defra and the National Lottery Heritage Fund unveil funding scheme dedicated to tackling habitat loss and ecosystem protection

Defra unveils a series of projects to address peat degradation and pledges to act on recommendations from the Lowland Agricultural Peat Task Force

Government responds to criticism from the Office of Environmental Protection over failure to complete post-implementation reviews of green laws

From August farmers in England will be able to apply for payments for 23 actions that support food production and farm productivity while also enhancing the environment, Defra said

The inaugural Future Countryside conference revealed a rural economy struggling to navigate the seemingly irresolvable tensions and intensifying pressures it now faces

The funding forms part of the Farming Innovation Programme aimed at building more environmentally sustainable farming methods