Defra

Defra and Natural England have two months to respond to allegations before Office for Environmental Protection decides on next steps

An additional 30,000 square kilometres of UK waters could be protected from bottom trawling under new proposals from Defra

Farmers and green groups call on government to avoid cutting back Sustainable Farming Incentives in upcoming Spending Review

Proposed new reservoirs in Lincolnshire and East Anglia declared 'Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects', in a move from Defra to try and speed up the planning approval process

Uncertainty over policy and funding support for farmers in England and Wales scuppering organic farmland growth, warns Soil Association

Following NFU challenge, government admits shock closure of subsidy scheme contained errors as it re-opens application process for some farms

Hundreds of proposed job cuts and budget squeezes at Defra and Natural England risk severely harming nature recovery efforts, argues Biodiversify's Dr Michael Burgass

UK Deposit Management Organisation Ltd to manage flagship scheme to incentivise recycling of single-use plastic and metal drinks containers

NAO warns insufficient investment and repeated delays mean sector will struggle to deliver 30 new water infrastructure projects