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 …
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.
Wishing you a very happy New Year from the Defra Environment blog team. It’s a time of year when many of us enjoy a brisk winter’s walk with our families. On Boxing Day, a favourite day for rambling, the government …
Amy Woodget is the Communications and Engagement Lead for the Living England project. In this post, she introduces the latest release of Natural England’s ‘Living England’ dataset – a digital map providing information on England’s broad habitats.
Today is the 75th anniversary of the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. Read how the government is marking the occasion by empowering our Protected Landscapes.
The festive period is a time to celebrate and enjoy decorating trees, giving gifts and eating lots of delicious food. But all of this can have an impact on the environment. In this post, the Environment blog team will share actions you can take to enjoy festivities sustainably.
It has been one year since Projects for Nature was launched. In this post, Justin Francis, the nature lead for The Council for Sustainable Business, shares his reflections.
A new Tree Planting Taskforce has been launched today to oversee the planting of millions of trees across the UK. In this post, the Environment blog team will highlight what this means, as well as some other ways we’re celebrating the week.
Emma Magee introduces us to the East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve, where the Wild Water project is finding natural solutions for reducing flood risk.
Ruth Davis is the UK’s first-ever Special Representative for Nature. In this post, she shares her reflections on the role the UK government has played at COP29 and why we need to put nature at the heart of our discussions on climate change.