Increasing incentives for business to invest in nature: new call for evidence
Getting more private sector investment into nature recovery is vital. Here's an update on how we're encouraging that, including a new call for evidence.
Planning reform: protecting nature while supporting growth
Nature is the bedrock of our entire way of life. We are deeply connected to nature through the beauty of our ever-changing seasons and our treasured wildlife, from puffins to hedgehogs. Healthy ecosystems make our food systems and water supplies …
Single-use vapes: why it’s time to ditch them for good
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Recycling, Resources and waste, Sustainability
On 1 June 2025, it will become illegal for businesses to sell or supply all single-use vapes. These include all ‘disposable’ vapes which are not refillable and use a battery which cannot be recharged. Read this post to find out how we got here and what this means for you.
Have your say on a new nature-based carbon standard consultation
Read this post to find out more about a new standard that aims to boost investment into nature and support economic growth.
Government publishes first Pesticides National Action Plan in a decade
Last week, the Government published the Pesticides National Action Plan, the first in a decade. Read this post to find out more.
England’s major landowners to work together to drive nature recovery.
Last week, a group of landowners – who collectively own 10% of England’s land – met to accelerate nature’s recovery. Read this post to find out more.
The Habitat Target: creating and restoring habitats across England
The Government is working towards meeting the legally binding biodiversity target to restore or create more than 500,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitat by 2042 in England. Read this post to find out what action the Government is taking to achieve this target.
Introducing the deposit return scheme for drinks containers
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Shehab Choudhury, Posted on:
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Community, Recycling, Resources and waste, Sustainability
This week, the Government pledged to end the throwaway society and clean up Britain; as it implements legislation for the deposit return scheme for drinks containers in England and Northern Ireland. Read our post to find out more.
Newly recognised Official Statistic tracks the environmental impact of our consumption
Nearly all the food we eat, clothes we wear, and cosmetics we use contain commodities grown in fields and forests around the world. The environmental impact of our consumption habits is becoming more widely understood. To understand this, in this post, JNNC Evidence Specialist Ethan Workman discusses the Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption (GEIC) Indicator which …
Nature and farming friendly solutions drive agricultural transformation in the Peak District
In this post, Catchment Sensitive Farming Adviser Ben Rodgers shares an example of nature and farming-friendly solutions driving agricultural transformation in the Peak District.