December 2006
8 December 2006
Information Bulletin: National
fruit collection contract is put to tender 524/06
7 December 2006
Information Bulletin: Pesticide
Residues Committee - second quarter report 2006 523/06
7 December 2006
Farmers warned of the dangers of spreading poultry
litter 522/06
6 December 2006
David Miliband welcomes Pre-Budget Report
environment measures 521/06
5 December 2006
Water industry meeting 520/06
5 December 2006
International entrepreneur outlines a new role for
science 519/06
1 December 2006
Information Bulletin: Compensation
for Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis, and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis 518/06
1 December 2006
Launch of public consultation on options for implementing
the Environmental Liability Directive in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
517/06
1 December 2006
Defra approves GM potato research trials 516/06
1 December 2006
Minister announces new appointments to
the Joint Nature Conservation Committee 515/06
November 2006
30 November 2006
£3.7 million boost for fishing industry 514/06
29 November 2006
Government welcomes EU decision on emissions
trading as good news for Europe and the environment 513/06
29 November 2006
Plans for year of food and farming in schools revealed
512/06
29 November 2006
Report card warns of climate change impacts now
present throughout our seas 509/06
28 November 2006
New rules for cutting waste crime 511/06
28 November 2006
GLA target farmers, processors and packers 510/06
28 November 2006
Defra publishes its vision for the future of animal
welfare 508/06
28 November 2006
National Fallen Stock Scheme pays £11 million to
41,000 farmers in first two years 507/06
27 November 2007
Pearson announces review of the Royal Commission
on Environmental Pollution 506/06
27 November 2006
NVZ limits on arable land to decrease on 19 December
2006 505/06
27 November 2006
Local councils crucial to fighting climate change
504/06
27 November 2006
Statistical release:
Experimental carbon dioxide emission statistics at local authority and
Government Office Region level 2004 503/06
24 November 2006
Information Bulletin: Building
a better future for England's kept animals 502/06
21November 2006
Minister for climate change values UK's environmental
industries 501/06
21 November 2006
Pearson welcomes European Commission report on EU
Emissions trading Scheme 500/06
21 November 2006
Minister marks 50 years of Northumberland National
Park 499/06
20 November 2006
Ban on the trade in cat and dog fur welcomed
20 November 2006
Government commits to consultation on water metering
in areas of serious water stress 497/06
20 November 2006
Joint announcement by the agriculture departments
of the United Kingdom: new appointments to the Food from Britain Council
496/06
17 November 2006
Important steps forward but more progress essential,
say UK and Germany at international climate talks 495/06
16 November 2006
Report highlights progress on non food crops strategy
494/06
16 November 2006
Biodiversity Minister outlines the global challenge
to help wild animals adapt to climate change 493/06
16 November 2006
The waste 'tide' turns 492/06
16 November 2006
Statistical release:
Municipal waste management statistics 2005/06 490/06
15 November 2006
Miliband sets out UK commitment to help
deliver low carbon energy for Africa 491/06
15 November 2006
Defra investigates fraud in egg industry 489/06
14 November 2006
Re-appointment of five Commissioners to the Sustainable
Development Commission 488/06
14 November 2006
Information Bulletin:
Atypical scrapie found in sheep flock considered to be TSE-free 487/06
13 November 2006
UK steps up its commitment to conserve albatrosses
and petrels on the brink of extinction 483/06
13 November 2006
Major UK retailers and brands urged to stand up
and be counted on packaging and food waste 486/06
9 November 2006
Information Bulletin:
School fruit and vegetable scheme:summer term results of pesticide residues
testing 485/06
9 November 2006
Record number of bathing waters meet
European standards 481/06
8 November 2006
Commission on environmental markets and
economic performance announced 484/06
8 November 2006
Animal Welfare Act receives Royal Assent 482/06
8 November 2006
Commerce, public sector to contribute to reducing
emissions 480/06
7 November 2006
Extra help to meet Landfill Directive
targets 479/06
7 November 2006
New guidance published on adapting flood
defences to climate change 478/06
6 November 2006
Information Bulletin: New guidance on Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy (BSE) issued to cattle farmers 477/06
6 November 2006
Genetic 'Noah's ark' strategy launched for the country's
farm animals 476/06
3 November 2006
Bonfire night - smog warning 475/06
2 November 2006
Litter levels at five year low 473/06
2 November 2006
Information Bulletin: Levy payers
invited to have their say 472/06
2 November 2006
England's biodiversity: progress report 471/06
1 November 2006
Information Bulletin:
Compensation for Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis, and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis
470/06
1 November 2006
UK leads multinational whaling protest in Iceland
469/06
1 November 2006
Information Bulletin:
Public consultation launched to review the list of registrable birds on
schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) 468/06
October 2006
31 October 2006
Animal transporters invited to apply
for authorisation 467/06
31 October 2006
Belgian trawler fined for fishing in UK waters 466/06
31 October 2006
Miliband announces increase in wild bird
surveillance 465/06
31 October 2006
Water friendly farming initiative gathers momentum
464/06
30 October 2006
Climate change legislation 463/06
27 October 2006
Restrictions lifted on suspect case in Essex 462/06
27 October 2006
UK paves way for non-Kyoto countries to join international
carbon market 461/06
27 October 2006
Suspect disease in Essex 460/06
27 October 2006
Government helps community groups tackle climate
change 459/06
27 October 2006
Information Bulletin: Appointments
to board of trustees, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 458/06
26 October 2006
Bradshaw meets Iceland's Ambassador on
whaling 457/06
25 October 2006
Miliband announces radioactive waste disposal plan
456/06
25 October 2006
Protecting groundwater from pollution - UK welcomes
risk-based approach 455/06
24 October 2006
Information Bulletin: First companies
receive accreditations under the Fertiliser Industry Assurance Scheme
454/06
24 October 2006
Chair desigante appointed to lead the UK's new Agricultural
and Horticultural Levy Board 453/06
24 October 2006
Defra announces results from cross-regional research
climate change projects 452/06
23 October 2006
Petrol station pollution to be cut by 85% 451/06
23 October 2006
Number of cattle blood tests increased to help fight
TB 450/06
20 October 2006
Experts to meet to discuss salmonella
in laying flocks 449/06
19 October 2006
Halving mercury emissions from crematoria - novel
"burden sharing" approach to continue 448/06
19 October 2006
Progress report into the potential risks posed by
engineered nanoparticles 447/06
19 October 2006
New legislation on agricultural tenancies in England
and Wales 446/06
19 October 2006
Wild bird populations 2005: Sustainable development
strategy and public service agreement indicators 445/06
18 October 2006
World leader in tackling wildlife crime
launched in UK 444/06
17 October 2006
Microgeneration for the masses: Pearson challenges
energy companies to offer flexible finance schemes 443/06
13 October 2006
Poultry disease confirmed in East Lothian
442/06
13 October 2006
£14,000 penalty for French trawler 441/06
13 October 2006
The environment in your pocket 2006 440/06
12 October 2006
Recycling up and landfill down latest figures reveal
439/06
11 October 2006
Government Advisory Committee on Pesticides opens
its doors to the public 438/06
10 October 2006
Confirmed case of bat rabies in Oxfordshire 437/06
10 October 2006
Government announces competent authority for REACH
and launches industry helpdesk 436/06
10 October 2006
Government proposes to regulate pet fairs 435/06
6 October 2006
Information Bulletin:
Members of Defra's TB Advisory Group appointed 434/06
6 october 2006
Information Bulletin:
Defra consults on measures of farm income 433/06
5 October 2006
Information Bulletin: Rural funding
stream alignment 432/06
5 October 2006
Outcomes of Gleneagles ministerial dialogue 431/06
4 October 2006
Bradshaw welcomes growing momentum to stop 'destructive'
deep sea fishing 430/06
4 October 2006
Information Bulletin:
Best option for the environment and farming remains ammonium nitrate,
says fertiliser research 429/06
3 October 2006
British and Dutch Trawlers fined 428/06
2 October 2006
Dairy Hygiene Inspectorate and State Veterinary
Service to merge 427/06
2 October 2006
Licensing begins for shellfish gangmasters 426/06
2 October 2006
Information Bulletin:
Qiagen and VLA enter into agreement in veterinary testing 425/06
1 October 2006
Information Bulletin:
New biodiversity duty on all public bodies 424/06
September 2006
29 Sptember 2006
Information Bulletin: Government
order placed for supply of avian influenza vaccine 423/06
29 September 2006
Information Bulletin: Compensation
for bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis, and Enzootic bovine Leukosis 422/06
29 September 2006
New gangmaster law comes into force 421/06
28 September 2006
Successful prosecution for possession of unauthorised
veterinary medicines 420/06
27 September 2006
New British Waterways Board members 419/06
27 September 2006
Miliband announces £10 million for renewables
partnership 418/06
26 September 2006
Pesticide Residues Committee publishes 2005 annual
report 417/06
22 September 2006
Decisions made on incorporating sugar support into
the single payment scheme 416/06
22 September 2006
Office of Climate Change starts work 415/06
22 September 2006
Defra launches scheme to address nanotechnology
uncertainties 414/06
20 September 2006
Power from pig waste project wins CDM
approval 413/06
20 September 2006
Government provides web support to providers of
affordable homes in rural communities 412/06
19 September 2006
Information Bulletin: Appeals in
relation to English Nature's refusal to consent to electronic bird scaring
devices at the Wash SSSI 411/06
19 September 2006
New farmer-friendly measures to cut red tape and
protect countryside 410/06
18 September 2006
Call for new members for National Park Authorities,
Broads Authority and AONB Conservation Boards 409/06
18 September 2006
Defra Press Office: staff and responsibilities 408/06
18 September 2006
Bird flu surveillance to be more targeted 407/06
16 September 2006
UK helps launch new international illegal logging
initiative 406/06
14 September 2006
Pesticide Residues Committee - first quarter report
2006 405/06
14 September 2006
New Trustee for Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew 404/06
13 September 2006
UK-China climate change working group launched 403/06
12 September 2006
The quintessential English garden and
lawn is under threat from climate change 402/06
6 September 2006
Isle of Man's first internationally-recognised wetland
named 401/06
5 September 2006
Information Bulletin: UK pushes
for changes to horse identification 400/06
5 September 2006
Second tranche of climate challenge fund winners
announced 399/06
4 September 2006
Farm radio - keeping the farming community informed
398/06
1 September 2006
Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA) confirmed in Northern
Ireland 396/06
1 September 2006
Information Bulletin: Compensation
for bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis, and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis 394/06
August 2006
31 August 2006
North Sea grey seal switch diet 395/06
29 August 2006
Proposals to improve wild deer management announced
393/06
25 August 2006
New national packaging waste database proposed 392/06
25 August 2006
Information Bulletin:
2005 fisheries statistics published 391/06
24 August 2006
Lobster landing size increase proposed 390/06
24 August 2006
New measures to protect marine environment 389/06
21 August 2006
Bluetongue prevention measures stepped
up 388/06
21 August 2006
Industry carbon trading plan announced 387/06
18 August 2006
Information Bulletin: Progress
report on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies published 386/06
17 August 2006
River water quality indicator for sustainable development:
2005 384/06
16 August 2006
Views sought on updating national plan
to control Salmonella in breeding poultry flocks 385/06
15 August 2006
Air quality experts seek views on nitrogen
dioxide report 383/06
15 August 2006
Report of paper packaging waste fact-finding mission
382/06
10 August 2006
Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia: changes
to movement restrictions in Yorkshire 381/06
10 August 2006
Appointments to the Environment Agency
Board 380/06
10 August 2006
Short-term letting of common rights authorised
379/06
10 August 2006
Further action to improve testing of
cattle for bovine TB 378/06
10 August 2006
Bass landing size increase to improve the stock
377/06
9 August 2006
Bradshaw eases pet cemetery regulation
fears 376/06
9 August 2006
Consultation on decommissioning scheme for over
10 metre beam trawlers 375/06
9 August 2006
Information Bulletin: New members
to be appointed to National Park and AONB Boards 374/06
8 August 2006
Employer prosecuted for rodenticide offences
resulting in the death of two buzzards 373/06
8 August 2006
Defra incentive schemes encourage recycling
371/06
7 August 2006
New approach to risk management on the coast proposed
372/06
7 August 2006
Statistical release:
Revision to UK methane emission statistics and climate change sustainable
development indicator 370/06
4 August 2006
New powers to monitor zoonotic diseases are out
for discussion 369/06
4 August 2006
Ben Bradshaw announces report of the independent
review of livestock movement rules 368/06
2 August 2006
Defra consults on proposals to improve
shellfisheries 367/06
1 August 2006
Information Bulletin:
Compensation for Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis, and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis
365/06
July 2006
31 July 2006
Plain talking Defra makes fisheries licensing easier
31 July 2006
31 July 2006
Non-sector catch limits for August 2006 in the North
sea (area IV), West of Scotland (area VI) and area VII 363/06
31 July 2006
Government welcomes CoRWM's package of measures
for long term management of radioactive waste 362/06
31 July 2006
Imaginative and innovative rural services set a
new standard 361/06
31 July 2006
Statistical release:
Sustainable development indicators in your pocket 2006 360/06
31 July 2006
Guide to state of our environment, society and economy
359/06
31 July 2006
Fly-tipping begins at home 358/06
29 July 2006
DNA technology to help fight illegal timber trade
357/06
29 July 2006
Sweeping reform proposals for 'outdated' game laws
354/06
28 July 2006
UK government commits over £100,000
to great apes 356/06
28 July 2006
Improving water and sanitation for Africa - UK partnership
turns words into action on millennium development goals 355/06
27 July 2006
Improving the quality of the River Thames
- Government announces shortlisted options 353/06
27 July 2006
David Miliband hosts preview screening of Gore's
climate film to help mobilise action 352/06
27 July 2006
Health check for Malaysia's coral reefs 351/06
27 July 2006
Shark protection proposals published 350/06
26 July 2006
Information Bulletin:
Preliminary results of a study into bat rabies (European Bat Lyssavirus)
in England 349/06
25 July 2006
Call for UK China partnerships to find traditional
medicine alternatives 348/06
24 July 2006
UK support for Chinese plant conservation 347/06
21 July 2006
Water company leakage - Government wants better
progress from poor performers 346/06
21 July 2006
Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia update: second round
of tests are negative 345/06
20 July 2006
Nine climate change champions depart for Switzerland
to learn more about effects of global warming 344/06
20 July 2006
Information Bulletin: chairman
of new bovine TB advisory group appointed 343/06
20 July 2006
Commons Act receives Royal Assent 342/06
20 July 2006
Government publishes response to Royal Commission's
Pesticide report 341/06
20 July 2006
Defra consults on GM coexistence measures 340/06
19 July 2006
Government to look at personal carbon allowances
to combat rising domestic emissions 339/06
19 July 2006
Defra announces fee rises for marine licensing 338/06
18 July 2006
Delay in programme for coastal access 337/06
18 July 2006
Search for citrus longhorn beetles 336/06
18 July 2006
Re-appointment of Jonathon Porritt as Chair to the
Sustainable Development Commission 335/06
18 July 2006
Outbreak of Bacterial Kidney Disease in fish [in
Hampshire] 334/06
18 July 2006
Outbreak of Bacterial Kidney Disease in fish [in
Yorkshire] 333/06
17 July 2006
Heatwave brings smog warnings 332/06
17 July 2006
Bradshaw calls on greyhound racing industry to investigate
dog killing allegations 331/06
17 July 2006
The UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum welcomes public
sector procurement initiative 330/06
17 July 2006
Air pollution: Defra publishes consultation findings
on better regulation 329/06
17 July 2006
Reduction in levels of Goverment subsidy for fallen
stock collection 328/06
14 July 2006
More summer smog on the way 327/06
13 July 2006
Information Bulletin:
Environment Secretary David Miliband welcomes DFID's White Paper 326/06
13 July 2006
Bradshaw calls for world action to save deep sea
ecosystems 325/06
13 July 2006
Information Bulletin: Members appointed
to Regional Flood Defence Committees 324/06
13 July 2006
Deadline for dry cleaning permit applications is
approaching 323/06
13 July 2006
Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia update: further relaxation
of fish movement restrictions in the Yorkshire Ouse catchment 322/06
13 July 2006
Climate change champions join Environment Minister
Ian Pearson at major climate change youth summit 321/06
12 July 2006
Appointment of vice chair and commissioners to the
Sustainable Development Commission 320/06
12 July 2006
Huge response to badger culling consultation - reports
published 319/06
12 July 2006
Launch of Industry/Government consultation on sharing
responsibilities and costs of exotic animal disease 318/06
11 July 2006
Government contracts to be placed for supply of
avian influenza vaccine 317/06
11 July 2006
Information Bulletin: Appointments
to the board of the Countryside Agency 316/06
11 July 2006
Information bulletin:
New chairman of Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council appointed 315/06
11 July 2006
Information Bulletin:
New Forest verderer re-appointed 314/06
7 July 2006
French trawler fined for illegal fishing in UK waters
313/06
7 July 2006
£2 million funding approved for fish market
312/06
7 July 2006
UK pioneers global cooperation to secure the future
311/06
6 July 2006
Information Bulletin: Defra launches consultation
on charging for Avian Quarantine 310/06
6 July 2006
Whale and dolphin strandings down - 2004/2006 309/06
6 July 2006
2004 environmental protection expenditure
by UK industry 307/06
4 July 2006
Power devolved is energy released - Miliband 306/06
4 July 2006
Defra response to OFWAT action on Thames Water 305/06
4 July 2006
Information Bulletin: Research
published on the breeding structure of the British sheep industry 2003
304/06
4 July 2006
UK's largest man-made wetland created in Essex 296/06
3 July 2006
Miliband plans a partnership for prosperity and
the planet 302/06
3 July 2006
Defra warns of continuing summer smog 303/06
3 July 2006
Good news for farmers - new management
options added to Environmental Stewardship 301/06
2 July 2006
Miliband: long-term international framework and
goal sought to combat climate change 293/06
June 2006
30 June 2006
Outbreak of bacterial kidney disease in fish 300/06
30 June 2006
Revision of Defra's current "fertiliser recommendation
system" 299/06
30 June 2006
Applying for waste exemption online with the Whole
Farm Approach 298/06
30 June 2006
Discharge of effluent to the English Channel at
Brighton and Hove - call in request turned down 297/06
30 June 2006
Wine Standards Board merges with Food Standards
Agency 295/06
30 June 2006
Compensation for Bovine TB,BSE,Brucellosis, and
Enzootic Bovine Leukosis 294/06
29 June 2006
Defra wins legal challenge on cod 292/06
29 June 2006
UK announces measures to move to low
carbon economy 291/06
28 June 2006
New powers to curb noise from late-night pubs and
clubs 290/06
28 June 2006
Tap water results welcomed 289/06
28 June 2006
Statutory levies retained in radical restructuring
of levy boards 288/06
28 June 2006
Every action counts - Miliband urges green effort
from voluntary groups 287/06
27 June 2006
UK beam trawler fined for fishing in
a closed area 286/06
27 June 2006
Outbreak of koi herpesvirus (KHV) disease 285/06
27 June 2006
No national compulsory water metering plans says
Pearson 284/06
27 June 2006
Public urged to remain vigilant to hazards of pesticide
poisoning 283/06
27 June 2006
Enforcement action taken against a horticultural
retailer for illegal sale, supply and advertisement of unapproved pesticides
282/06
26 June 2006
Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia update: first round
negative tests and partial relaxation of movement restrictions 281/06
26 June 2006
Home-Grown Cereals Authority appointments 280/06
26 June 2006
Annual cereals and oilseed levy rates 2006 279/06
22 June 2006
School fruit and vegetable scheme: spring term results
of pesticide residues testing 278/06
22 June 2006
Pesticide Residues Committee - fourth quarter report
2005 277/06
22 June 2006
Pesticide Forum 2005 Annual Report 276/06
22 June 2006
Defra-funded review is published on the biological
containment of GM crops 275/06
21 June 2006
Face-to-face meat and fish trade given go ahead
at New Covent Garden Market 274/06
21 June 2006
Retailers summit: government to encourage retailers
to cut greenhouse gas emissions from consumer electrical goods 273/06
20 June 2006
New trustees for Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 272/06
20 June 2006
Water supply in the long term - Water Saving Group
outlines progress on action plan 271/06
20 June 2006
Modernised sea Fisheries Committees to deliver improved
inshore fisheries management in the future 270/06
20 June 2006
Laboratory strategy programme: next steps marine
scientists heading for a new home in Suffolk 269/06
19 June 2006
Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia update
- virus detected in grayling sample 268/06
19 June 2006
Outbreak of kidney disease in fish 267/06
18 June 2006
Encouraging signs for UK's threatened
biodiversity 266/06
16 June 2006
Rural Affairs Minister Barry Gardiner attends international
climate change talks in South Africa 265/06
16 June 2006
Government opens new front in climate campaign:
climate challenge fund winners announced 264/06
15 June 2006
£40 million to help Cheshire slash landfill
waste 263/06
14 June 2006
UK welcomes European salmonella survey 262/06
14 June 2006
Farm Animal Welfare Council report on welfare labelling
261/06
13 June 2006
Information Bulletin:
Chairs appointed to Regional Flood Defence Committees 260/06
13 June 2006
Air quality monitoring - UK equipment study published
259/06
12 June 2006
Government signals a step-change on environmentally
sustainable behaviour 258/06
9 June 2006
Defra warns of first "summer smog" of
2006 257/06
8 June 2006
Consultation launched on amending the welfare of
animals (slaughter or killing) regulations 1995 256/06
8 June 2006
Precautionary powers in place to stop the spread
of Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia 255/06
8 June 2006
Elliot Morley new role on Gleneagles climate change
dialogue 254/06
8 June 2006
Workers have the power to help save the environment
253/06
7 June 2006
Non-sector catch limits for June 2006 in the north
sea (area IV), west of scotland (area VI) and area VII 252/06
7 June 2006
Defra announces review to assure legal and sustainable
timber procurement 251/06
6 June 2006
Defra publishes research on potential impact of
CAP reform on tenant farmers 250/06
2 June 2006
British-Irish Council Summit: Environment Ministers
agree to improve links on climate change impacts and adaptation 249/06
2 June 2006
Household numbers on fuel poverty remain steady
despite rise in fuel prices 248/06
1 June 2006
Outbreak of Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia
247/06
1 June 2006
Government agrees to extend funding for National
Fallen Stock Scheme 246/06
1 June 2006
Statement on water meeting 245/06
1 June 2006
Compensation for Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis, and
Enzootic Bovine Leukosis 244/06
May 2006
30 May 2006
Ian Pearson sets out joint approach with
legislators for tackling climate change 243/06
30 May 2006
Notifiable fish disease confirmed on
a trout farm in Yorkshire 242/06
30 May 2006
New regulations to protect wildlife come
into force 241/06
29 May 2006
Wild boar consultation analysis of responses published
239/06
27 May 2006
UK urges UN to strengthen the conservation and management
of global fish stocks 240/06
25 May 2006
Seven key successes and several key challenges in
Defra's departmental report 238/06
25 May 2006
UK announces funding for international
tiger symposium 237/06
25 May 2006
Southern water and mid Kent water drought orders
granted 236/06
25 May 2006
Youth Hostels win first green awards 235/06
25 May 2006
Content of UK family shopping baskets revealed 234/06
24 May 2006
Government responds to Royal Commission report on
Marine Environment 233/06
24 May 2006
Crackdown on illegal fishing - international community
meet in New York 232/06
24 May 2006
Climate change and biodiversity in Europe 231/06
23 May 2006
Pioneering "lab on a chip" to test for
multiple viruses 230/06
23 May 2006
Outdoors for all? action needed to bring benefits
of countryside and green spaces to everyone 225/06
22 May 2006
European fisheries agreement with Morocco 229/06
22 May 2006
Gardiner announces £84,000 in biodiversity
grants 228/06
22 May 2006
Advisory Committee on Packaging seeks new member
227/06
22 May 2006
Minister challenges people to "do their bit
for biodiversity" 226/06
19 May 2006
Information Bulletin:
British Wool Marketing Board re-appointments 224/06
17 May 2006
Government welcomes report on affordable rural housing
223/06
17 May 2006
Fishermen to get funds for life saving kit 220/06
16 May 2006
French Trawler fined £20,000 for illegal fishing
in UK waters 222/06
16 May 2006
One thousand Organic Entry Level Stewardship
applications received 221/06
15 May 2006
UK fishing vessel ordered to pay £16,645
for illegal fishing 219/06
15 May 2006
Fishing vessels convicted of illegal
fishing in UK waters 218/06
15 May 2006
Chief Veterinary Officer's 2005 annual
report published 217/06
15 May 2006
Sutton & East Surrey drought order
granted 216/06
15 May 2006
Extra help for poorest performers as
recycling targets are increased 214/06
15 May 2006
Emissions trading scheme: EU publishes first year
results 215/06
12 May 2006
Gardiner launches forestry review 212/06
12 May 2006
French trawler fined for illegal fishing
in UK waters 211/06
12 May 2006
Miliband calls for contract for climate change 210/06
11 May 2006
Defra's £400,000 for fisheries science projects
209/06
11 May 2006
Nine young climate change champions for England
unveiled 206/06
10 May 2006
Russian fires affecting UK air quality208/06
10 May 2006
Campaigns to reduce gum litter get under way 207/06
10 May 2006
Naval fisheries protection vessel visits London
205/06
9 May 2006
Launch of the "Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change"
book in the US 204/06
9 May 2006
Dutch fishing vessel ordered to pay £14,000 for illegal fishing
in UK waters 203/06
9 May 2006
Buncefield air quality findings published 202/06
9 May 2006
Defra responds to independent review on BSE controls
201/06
9 May 2006
Gardiner: migrant workers bring real benefits and
challenges to rural communities 200/06
8 May 2006
Habitats Directive consultation launched
199/06
8 May 2006
Defra consults on new welfare of animals during
transport rules 198/06
8 May 2006
Information bulletin: Moving towards
the future of rural funding - public consultation ends in two weeks 197/06
5 May 2006
David Miliband appointed Secretary of
State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 196/06
5 May 2006
Minister acts to remove threat of penalties from
farmers 195/06
5 May 2006
Minister approves application for exchange of common
land 194/06
5 May 2006
New appointments to the Seafish Industry Authority
Board 193/06
4 May 2006
Additional help for rural stress organisations 192/06
3 May 2006
British beef back on the international menu 191/06
2 May 2006
Marine Fisheries Agency's first appearance at fish
festival 190/06
2 May 2006
Buyers have the power - business, government and
consumers share responsibility: Margaret Beckett 189/06
1 May 2006
New rights of way legislation comes into force 186/06
April 2006
29 April 2006
Test results positive for avian influenza in two
more poultry farms in Norfolk 188/06
28 April 2006
Confirmation of type of avian influenza
in chickens: Dereham, Norfolk 187/06
28 April 2006
Compensation for Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis and
Enzootic Bovine Leukosis 185/06
28 April 2006
Information bulletin: Company pleads
guilty to sale of unauthorised veterinary medicines 184/06
27 April 2006
Getting the best out of biomass 183/06
26 April 2006
Avian influenza test result on dead chickens 182/06
26 April 2006
Belgian trawler fined for illegal fishing
181/06
26 April 2006
Minister announces new appointment to the Joint
Nature Conservation Committee 180/06
26 April 2006
Jim Knight announces Natural England Board 179/06
26 April 2006
From the farm gate to the plate: Margaret Beckett
sets out goals for a sustainable food industry 176/06
26 April 2006
Cutting energy bills: trial of innovative 'smart
meters' starts 178/06
25 April 2006
French trawler fined for illegal fishing 177/06
25 April 2006
Appointments to SEAC announced 175/06
24 April 2006
Statistical release: Air quality indicator for sustainable development
2005 (final figures) 174/06
24 April 2006
Minister praises local charity helping people get
active 173/06
24 April 2006
Get active in our urban woodlands, says Minister
172/06
24 April 2006
'Securing the regions' futures - strengthening delivery
of sustainable development in the English Regions 171/06
20 April 2006
Chief Drinking Water Inspector appointed 170/06
20 April 2006
United Kingdom reiterates its opposition to commercial
whaling 169/06
19 April 2006
Government responds to independent enquiry into
quarantine system 168/06
12 April 2006
Bovine TB: pre-movement testing of cattle - Government
to pay for pre-movement tests until 30 June 2006 167/06
12 April 2006
Steps to reduce stink from sewage works
166/06
11 April 2006
Statement by the UK CVOs on the swan DNA result
165/06
10 April 2006
New guidance will protect and promote Local Sites
164/06
7 April 2006
Fine imposed for illegally selling unapproved
pesticides 163/06
6 April 2006
H5N1 avian flu confirmed in dead wild
bird in Scotland 162/06
6 April 2006
£3.1 Million extra funding for National Parks
and Broads 161/06
6 April 2006
New powers to clean neighbourhoods come into force
159/06
5 April 2006
Avian flu tests on dead wild bird in Scotland 160/06
5 April 2006
Improved air quality can extend life expectancy
158/06
5 April 2006
Consultation on the consolidation of cattle identification
regulations 157/06
4 April 2006
Dutch trawler ordered to pay £20K for illegal
fishing in UK waters 156/06
3 April 2006
Go green: travellers urged to consider the environment
155/06
3 April 2006
Combating climate change in urban areas 154/06
March 2006
31 March 2006
Beckett announces Natural England Deputy
Chair 153/06
31 March 2006
Compensation for Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis,
and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis 152/06
31 March 2006
Amendments to agricultural tenancy legislation
151/06
31 March 2006
New controls on agricultural waste 150/06
31 March 2006
Experts invited to share their knowledge
of nanotechnology 149/06
30 March 2006
Joint statement from Sustainable Farming
and Food Minister Lord Bach and the British Bankers’ Association
148/06
30 March 2006
Value of UK's Darwin Initiative highlighted on world
stage 147/06
30 March 2006
Royal assent for Natural Environment and Rural Communities
Bill 146/06
30 March 2006
PEFC Forest Certification Scheme still on probation
as checks reveal outstanding issues 144/06
30 March 2006
Consultation opens on UK ship recycling strategy
143/06
30 March 2006
Agriculture in the United Kingdom 2005 is published
142/06
30 March 2006
Councils urged to clean up their act with new powers
141/06
30 March 2006
New pollution fees and charges extension
of risk-based approach to charging 2006-07 140/06
30 March 2006
Provisional greenhouse gas emissions figures for
2005 released today 139/06
30 March 2006
Provisional 2005 UK climate change sustainable develoment
indicator and 2004 air pollutant emissions final figures 138/06
29 March 2006
Defra helps UN raise awareness of avian flu in Africa
137/06
29 March 2006
Farmers invited to take the whole farm approach
136/06
29 March 2006
Sea views - marine bill consultation 135/06
28 March 2006
Extended plans for improved water efficiency in
housing 134/06
28 March 2006
International agreement joins forces in conservation
efforts 133/06
28 March 2006
Business must work in partnership to protect natural
resources 132/06
28 March 2006
Board members of new Water Services Regulation Authority
announced 131/06
28 March 2006
New climate change programme sets out UK agenda
for action domestically and internationally 130/06
27 March 2006
World Governments must make conservation a priority:
Knight 129/06
27 March 2006
Bradshaw warns: action needed on business waste
128/06
25 March 2006
UK commits £8.3m to biodiversity projects
around the world: Knight in Brazil to see impact first-hand 127/06
24 March 2006
New figures show less waste being sent to landfill
126/06
24 March 2006
Statistical release: Municipal waste management
statistics 2004/05 125/06
23 March 2006
Investing in public services to protect
the environment 124/06
23 March 2006
Government publishes strategy for the
sustainable use of pesticides 123/06
22 March 2006
Beckett backs Budget to tackle climate change 122/06
22 March 2006
Defra seeks pilot sites for integrated urban drainage
projects 121/06
22 March 2006
Bovine TB: pre-movement testing of cattle starts
on 27 March 120/06
22 March 2006
It's time for action: Minister tells the National
Equine Forum 119/06
21 March 2006
Defra to develop farm plastics scheme 118/06
20 March 2006
First Regional Fisheries Manager appointed for South
West 117/06
20 March 2006
Optimism for woodland and farmland birds as some
species increase 116/06
20 March 2006
Woodland bird survey reveals the loneliness of long-distance
migrants and good news for tits 115/06
20 March 2006
Great Fen Project "one of the most important
in the east 114/06
17 March 2006
Information bulletin:
Appointments to the National Park Authorities and the Broads Authority
113/06
17 March 2006
New reports highlight need to consider environmental
impacts of changes to farming practices 112/06
17 March 2006
Government scientific advisors call for more balanced
approach to regulating new farming practices (Issued by Defra press office
on behalf of ACRE) 111/06
16 March 2006
Ministerial
statement: Margaret Beckett statement on the Single Payment Scheme
16 March 2006
Statistical release:
Wild bird indicators for the English regions: 1994 – 2004
15 March 2006
Extension of appointments to the Horticultural Development
Council 109/06
14 March 2006
Living with a changing coastline - Government sets
out priorities for the future 108/06
13 March 2006
Action on gangmasters will protect workers 107/06
13 March 2006
Jim Knight announces £3.8 million to save
rare species 106/06
13 March 2006
British Gas extends council tax rebate programme
to nearly 1 million homes 105/06
10 March 2006
School fruit and vegetable scheme: Autumn results
of pesticide residues testing 104/06
10 March 2006
Pesticide Residues Committee - third quarter report
2005 103/06
10 March 2006
Dutch trawler convicted of illegal fishing 102/06
10 March 2006
Outcome of plant health consultation exercise 101/06
8 March 2006
Elliot Morley urges action over wasted water 100/06
8 March 2006
Europe votes to end beef ban 99/06
8 March 2006
Plan to ban performing wild animals in travelling
circuses 98/06
7 March 2006
Launch of UK-Brazil Working Group on
Climate Change and signing of high-level dialouge on sustainable development
97/06
7 March 2006
EU Commissioner visits Fleetwood fisheries 96/06
6 March 2006
Information bulletin:
Data sought from Emissions Trading Scheme members to help pave the way
for phase two of the EU ETS 95/06
6 March 2006
Appointment of five new members to the Advisory
Committee on Hazardous Substances 94/06
3 March 2006
Packaging waste data set to improve 93/06
3 March 2006
Global crackdown against freeloading fishing pirates
- Bradshaw 92/06
2 March 2006
New campaigns to reduce gum litter 91/06
2 March 2006
England's butterflies "increasingly at risk"
90/06
1 March 2006
Delivering a sustainable water supply: government
gives company wider powers to meter 89/06
1 March 2006
Compensation for Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis,
and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis 88/06
1 March 2006
Guernsey receives first Ramsar designation
87/06
February 2006
28 February 2006
Jim Knight announces £250,000 for National
Wildlife Crime Unit 86/06
28 February 2006
New taskforce formed to help companies
move to greener practices 85/06
28 February 2006
Solid low level radioactive waste: consultation
on its long term management 84/06
27 February 2006
Air quality experts announce new air quality guidelines
for halogens and hydrogen halides 83/06
27 February 2006
A fine mess: 40% of fines for littering remain unpaid
82/06
27 February 2006
"The country needs a thriving and
profitable farming industry" - Beckett 81/06
24 February 2006
UK signs European Landscape Convention 80/06
22 February 2006
Diversity of life on earth preserved through Defra-funded
projects 78/06
21 February 2006
Four areas chosen for coastal access study 77/06
20 February 2006
Environmental permit review to slash
red tape 75/06
17 February 2006
Avian influenza – wild duck death in France:
Defra acts 76/06
16 February 2006
Start date for pre-movement testing of
cattle for bovine TB delayed to give farmers and vets more time to prepare
74/06
16 February 2006
National reserve scaleback confirmed at 4.2% 73/06
16 February 2006
Legal and sustainable timber - Minister invites
views on assessment of evidence 72/06
16 February 2006
Better regulation: Defra launches consultation 71/06
16 February 2006
Moving to a low carbon world - UK and Japan sign
joint research project 70/06
14 February 2006
Big response to bass consultation 69/06
14 February 2006
Major consultation opens on Government’s
strategy for waste 68/06
14 February 2006
Major consultation opens on Government’s
strategy for waste 67/06
14 February 2006
Major consultation opens on Government’s
strategy for waste 66/06
13 February 2006
Information bulletin:
Decision on proposed South Downs National Park postponed 65/06
13 February 2006
Information bulletin: Government
consults on avian flu measures 64/06
13 February 2006
New code of practice for using pesticides 63/06
10 February 2006
Have your say on the future of seafish 62/06
9 February 2006
Artificial breeding control: repayments for certain
services 61/06
9 February 2006
Fixed penalties for fisheries offences - consultation
57/06
8 February 2006
Fee rises for marine licences - Defra
consults 60/06
8 February 2006
Food procurement workshops coming to the regions
59/06
8 February 2006
Environmental Stewardship payments begin - £47m
in first year 58/06
7 February 2006
Information bulletin: Ben Bradshaw
announces an independent review of livestock movement rules 56/06
7 February 2006
Medical Chief welcomes rural health information
guide 55/06
6 February 2006
UK and India agree urgent action to save
tigers from extinction 54/06
5 February 2006
Knight commends Indian villagers saving
tigers and climate 51/06
4 February 2006
Governments, NGOs and scientists unite to save vultures
from extinction 52/06
3 February 2006
Chair of New Water Services Regulation Authority
announced 53/06
3 February 2006
Chair of Air Quality Expert Group reappointed 50/06
3 February 2006
Government urges greener digital tv services 49/06
3 February 2006
Saving people from poverty is key to saving rare
species - Jim Knight 46/06
2 February 2006
Drought in the south east – Minister urges
‘use water sensibly now’ 48/06
2 February 2006
Rural Development Service paves the way for new
rural funding schemes 47/06
2 February 2006
UK joins US to lead world fight against wildlife
crime 45/06
2 February 2006
More pollution guidance to help local authorities
44/06
1 February 2006
UK boost to India's wildlife crime fight 43/06
1 February 2006
Compensation for Bovine TB, Brucellosis, and Enzootic
Bovine Leukosis 42/06
1 February 2006
New & fairer cattle compensation tables come
into force 41/06
January 2006
31 January 2006
Regulatory changes for 2006 40/06
31 January 2006
BSE & Offspring cull compensation 39/06
31 January 2006
Maintaining a sustainable water supply - government
consults on plans for water resource management 38/06
31 January 2006
Full CAP payments to farmers will begin in February
37/06
30 January 2006
How much climate change can we take? - Defra launches
new book 36/06
30 January 2006
Discharge of effluent to Atlantic - inquiry to be
held 35/06
30 January 2006
'Greening the north west': Environment Minister
visits top projects 34/06
26 January 2006
Climate Change - agriculture must play its part:
Lord Bach 33/06
26 January 2006
Tomorrow's climate, today's challenge 32/06
26 January 2006
Environment Secretary challenges local authorities
to use new powers to improve local environment 31/06
25 January 2006
Bradshaw challenges world to improve its ocean management
30/06
24 January 2006
Defra announce renewal of grants to support sustainable
living 29/06
24 January 2006
Morley: “Businesses should report on their
environmental impacts” 28/06
23 January 2006
Greenhouse gas emissions figures released today
27/06
23 January 2006
New online coastal atlas improves UK's readiness
for maritime management 26/06
23 January 2006
Statistical release:
2004 UK climate change sustainable development indicator and greenhouse
gas emissions final figures 25/06
23 January 2006
Figures show St Edmundsbury recycles half of its
waste 24/06
22 January 2006
Jim Knight unveils plan to control grey squirrels
22/06
19 January 2006
Radioactive waste inventory published 23/06
19 January 2006
Defra publishes advice on management of byways and
rights of way 21/06
19 January 2006
Air quality improvements kept up, 2005 estimates
show 20/06
19 January 2006
Statistical release: Air quality
indicator for sustainable development 2005 (provisional) 19/06
18 January 2006
Tackling London's sewage overflows - working group
examines the options 18/06
17 January 2006
Environment Secretary visits award-winning Sussex
vineyards 17/06
17 January 2006
UK in diplomatic protest over Japanese scientific
whaling 16/06
17 January 2006
Improving water and sanitation for communities in
Africa – UK partnership is delivering results 15/06
17 January 2006
Packaging conference: longer term outlook needed
to hit 2008 targets 14/06
13 January 2006
Woodland managers plan for climate change 13/06
12 January 2006
School milk scheme to stay says Lord
Bach 12/06
12 January 2006
Chief executive of Natural England appointed 11/06
10 January 2006
Biggest animal welfare reform for a century - Beckett
10/06
9 January 2006
New voluntary scheme to increase fertiliser safety
09/06
9 January 2006
Appointment of Business Commissioner to the Sustainable
Development Commission 08/06
6 January 2006
Minister encourages comments on scheme to promote
environmentally-sound forest management 07/06
6 January 2006
Time running out to register poultry 06/06
6 January 2006
Chief Scientist shares his Antarctic visit online
05/06
5 January 2006
Further support to help local authorities manage
waste 04/06
5 January 2006
Membership changes to the Advisory Committee on
Pesticides 03/06
4 January 2006
BSE & offspring cull compensation 02/06
3 January 2006
Brucellosis compensation 01/06
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