Read about the actions Defra has taken since 31 January 2023, from supporting England's wildlife to cleaning up our water.
Conservation covenants are legally binding agreements to protect nature or heritage features on land. In this post, we explore their benefits - including how they help to expand the market for biodiversity net gain offsite units.
In this post, Defra Chief Scientific Adviser Gideon Henderson and Senior Policy Advisor Frances Bird share their highlights and reflections from the UN Ocean Decade conference.
In this post, Catherine Brabner-Evans gives an introduction to Protected Landscapes, as well as an insight into the action Defra is taking to meet targets within these landscapes to halt and reverse the decline in nature.
In this post, the Environment Blog team discuss the launch of the Water Restoration Fund and what this fund means local for communities.
This post explains how small developments must now have a positive impact on biodiversity.
Sarah Adcock and David Jones, Senior Responsible Owners for Defra's Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment programme explain why building a picture of our natural assets and their benefits is the first, crucial step in protecting our environment.
In this post, Defra policy advisor Sarah Galley sits down with 2023 Bees Needs Champion Westerfield Station Adopters to learn more about how they're raising awareness of pollinators and bees' needs locally.
In this post, Emma Magee shares what it's like to be a Catchment Coordinator in Devon.
In this blog, Zelda Baveystock tells us about the 20 successful projects that will receive funding through the Species Survival Fund.
In this blog, Helen Edmundson, head of the Green Finance team at Defra, tells us how Defra are scaling up private investment into nature recovery.