December 18, 2012
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Appointment of interim Chair of the Forestry Commission
Sir Harry Studholme has been appointed as interim Chair of the Forestry Commission up to 30 June 2013. He is a serving Forestry Commissioner and his…
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Fly-tipping in England – annual statistics
Fly-tipping incidents in England have decreased by nine per cent between the financial years 2010-11 and 2011-12 to 744,000 incidents. The Official…
December 17, 2012
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On track to plant one million new neighbourhood trees in England
Two years on and the Government’s £4 million Big Tree Plant has seen over 239,000 trees planted across the country with £3.4 million of the…
December 14, 2012
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Reappointments to the Board of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Professor Nicola Spence, Dr Geoffrey Hawtin and Sir Ralph Ferrers Vyvyan have each been reappointed to the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic…
December 13, 2012
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Government seeks views on proposed Marine Conservation Zones
The Government is pressing ahead with its plans to create Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) to protect the UK’s rich marine environment, Natural…
December 12, 2012
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Review of Environment Agency and Natural England begins
A joint triennial review of the Environment Agency and Natural England starts today.
The review will provide an opportunity to look at what functions…
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Tougher welfare controls for live animal exports
Exports of live animals through the port of Ramsgate will face tougher welfare checks, Food and Farming Minister David Heath announced today.
The…
December 11, 2012
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Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish) Chair appointment
Owen Paterson, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced the appointment of Elaine Hayes as Chair of the Seafish…
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Isle of Wight businesses leading innovation in rural economy
Businesses on the Isle of Wight will show Defra Minister David Heath how Government funding has transformed the rural economy as he visits innovative…
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Dairy farmers to speak with louder voice
Dairy farmers will have greater clout in the marketplace under plans to boost industry collaboration launched by Farming Minister David Heath…