Defra

UK's hedgerow network is the nation's 'largest, most connected nature reserve' and could help create thousands of green jobs, according to new study

Funding expected to see thousands of hectares of vital peatland restored across England

Defra confirms it will consult on banning plastic plates and cutlery, as it works towards goal of preventing all avoidable plastic waste by 2042

Defra confirms wave of amendments designed to strengthen biodiversity targets, curb water pollution, and safeguard independence of Office of Environment Protection

The Environment Bill must lead to a target-setting regime that spurs the growth of environmental markets and scales up critical net zero technology and innovation, argues EIC's Matthew Farrow

Crown Estate teams up with Natural Environment Research Council and Defra to explore the effect of offshore windfarms on marine ecosystems

Report by WWF, Marine Conservation Society and RSPB claims UK fisheries are responsible for emitting nearly 1,000 kilotons of CO2 in a year

Government takes next step towards delivering landmark Environment Bill with unveiling of plans for new Local Nature Recovery Strategies

Some 90 projects aim to support 2,500 jobs and plant one million trees with grants from Defra's latest funding round

But national recycling rate remains well short of 50 per cent goal, as sluggish progress that dominated the past decade continues