Defra

Biodiversity

'Trees are vital': Government dishes out first wave of Urban Tree Challenge funding

Thirteen projects set to deliver tens of thousands of new trees by 2021 as government looks to deliver on manifesto tree-planting pledges

clock 08 February 2020 • 2 min read

Legislation

Environment Bill leaves wriggle-room for weaker standards after Brexit, green groups warn

Proposed law offers no legal guarantees current UK green standards will not be weakened after Brexit, Greener UK warns

clock 31 January 2020 • 4 min read

Policy

Less meat, more trees: UK climate advisors urge overhaul of 'unsustainable' farmland management

Committee on Climate Change tells ministers radical change in how land is managed across UK required reach net zero emissions

clock 23 January 2020 • 4 min read

Policy

Defra launches natural capital tool to help businesses make greener decisions

Tool is the first time evidence and guidance about UK natural capital will be accessible in one place

clock 22 January 2020 • 2 min read

Policy

Deteriorating environment risks becoming 'drag' on economy, UK advisors warn

Natural Capital Committee gives scathing assessment of UK progress on environmental goals and calls for stronger green governance after Brexit

clock 17 January 2020 • 6 min read

Legislation

Agriculture Bill: Government targets 'balance between food production and environment'

Defra to table updated Agriculture Bill in Parliament today, promising radical overhaul of 'bureaucratic' EU farming subsidies

clock 16 January 2020 • 7 min read

Policy

Government to 'stand firm' on green standards as it rules out US chlorinated chicken imports

Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers issues firm promise UK will not chicken-out of EU food and environmental standards in US trade deal talks

clock 10 January 2020 • 4 min read

Policy

'Counterproductive': Supermarket plastic crackdown risks graver environmental harm, report warns

Research highlights poorly thought-through approaches to tackling plastic pollution and failure of government leadership

clock 09 January 2020 • 6 min read

Legislation

Theresa Villiers: 'Updated' Agriculture Bill will return to Parliament this month

Government hopes Bill will be passed by the Spring, paving the way for payments under new subsidy scheme that prioritises environmental action to be delivered in 2021

clock 08 January 2020 • 3 min read

Politics

Zac's back: Goldsmith to be given peerage and continue as Environment Minister

Controversial appointment will mean one of the Conservative's leading environmental champions will remain in government

clock 19 December 2019 • 1 min read