Defra

The move comes as the government prepares to launch new 'Plan for Water' strategy this week that could see firms potentially face unlimited fines for regulatory breaches

Office for Environmental Protection warns Defra, BEIS, and other departments have not been completing legal-required reviews to assess effectiveness of green laws

Robotic crop harvesters and autonomous cow bedding system receive share of funding from latest round of the Farming Innovation Programme

The new UK standards framework has been designed to help build confidence in nature markets and guard against greenwashing

Defra seeking applications for funding from projects that can enhance tree planting stocks, boost woodland resilience, and create new forestry markets

UK government signs up to international campaign to halve global food waste by 2030

Companies required to collect information on packaging use from this week, ahead of full introduction of new levy to make firms responsible for the cost of the waste they produce

Government confirms three new Highly Protected Marine Areas, but shelves plans for two further pilot sites sparking protests from green groups

Climate Change Committee warns carbon targets could be 'compromised by a decision to allow the importation of meat with a higher carbon footprint than our own'

Developers will have to show how their housing and commercial plans will achieve a 10 per cent net gain in biodiversity from November 2023 under new rules