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Wednesday, 25 July 2012
As the weather gets warmer, it increases the possibility that some air pollutants may reach higher levels for short periods of time. The current…...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Defra has launched a consultation on a new set of Sustainable Development Indicators (SDIs). ...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Defra is developing a new set of sustainable development indicators to make our progress towards a more sustainable future more transparent and easier...
Monday, 23 July 2012
Candidates will be awarded up to £100,000 for each idea that address risks to infrastructure identified in Defra's Climate Change Risk Assessment....
Monday, 23 July 2012
Farmers and dairy processors have agreed the main points of a dairy industry Code of Practice on milk contracts....
Sunday, 22 July 2012
The dairy sector is a key part of our agricultural industry and all the Governments in the UK are determined that it should have a profitable and sust...
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Restaurants, pubs and caterers should tell diners which countries their food is from, Food and Farming Minister Jim Paice has urged....
Thursday, 19 July 2012
A drive to get more fresh talent into agriculture has been unveiled by Farming Minister Jim Paice....
Thursday, 12 July 2012
The new charity will give people who visit and love the waterways a greater role in making them cleaner and more beautiful than ever....
Thursday, 12 July 2012
In March, the Government confirmed its intention to ban the use of performing wild animals in circuses. ...
Thursday, 12 July 2012
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman today officially opened the One Planet Centre in the Olympic Athletes’ Village....
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
The Government and insurance industry are continuing to make progress towards a new agreement on the future of flood insurance....
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Defra has also been working with a number of organisations to use the Games to "Inspire Sustainable Living". ...
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
The Green Food Project examined how production and consumption could change in the future....
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Plans to reform the water industry were published in Parliament today as the Government seeks to slash red tape, drive innovation and open the market ...
Sunday, 08 July 2012
Pubs will be able to save money, serve better pints to punters, and conserve significant amounts of energy using technology being developed....
Wednesday, 04 July 2012
The Independent Panel on Forestry have published their final report. ...
Tuesday, 03 July 2012
Jonson Cox has been selected as the Government's preferred candidate as the new Chair of the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)....
Thursday, 28 June 2012
Professor Malcolm Press has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew by Lord Taylor of Holbeach. This appointment…...
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Computers, televisions and other electrical products plugged in but not in use or left on standby cost the UK up to £1.3 billion. ...
Friday, 22 June 2012
An estimated 2.4 million households have difficulties meeting the costs of their water bills. ...
Friday, 22 June 2012
New appointments of Chairs to the Anglian (Northern) and Southern RFCC...
Friday, 22 June 2012
World leaders attending the summit on sustainable development approved the agreements drawn up earlier in the week following negotiations by 193 count...
Thursday, 21 June 2012
Following the review of the Bovine TB Eradication Group for England (TBEG), Jim Paice today announced a new Bovine TB Eradication Advisory Group for E...
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
The UK is the first country to make it compulsory for companies to include emissions data for their entire organisation in their annual reports....
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
To celebrate the success of the UK's Darwin Initiative, a flagship international wildlife and conservation programme, Environment Secretary Caroline S...
Monday, 18 June 2012
Sow stalls have been illegal in Britain since 1999 but they will not be outlawed in the rest of the EU until the beginning of next year. ...
Monday, 18 June 2012
Rules surrounding transportation must be based on existing and emerging scientific evidence so as to reduce the stress that long journeys may cause an...
Monday, 18 June 2012
Endangered sharks will be given greater protection following the signing of an international agreement on the conservation of sharks, Fisheries Minist...
Friday, 15 June 2012
Insights are helping to ensure that rural policies meet the real needs of rural communities and businesses....
Ministry of Justice Interim Independent Monitoring Boards National Chair appointed
UK National Screening Committee UK NSC consultation on prostate cancer screening closes
Ministry of Defence Australia-UK Defence Industry Dialogue: Joint Statement
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Foot and mouth disease: latest situation
Veterinary Medicines Directorate Recruitment for the Head of Enforcement Section