The Environment Blog is back! We’ll keep you updated with all the latest policy news. But it’s also Bees’ Needs Week, so today we’re writing about how you can support pollinators with 5 simple actions.
Due to the pre-election period, the Environment blog will be quieter than usual.
To commemorate the International Day for Biological Diversity, we're celebrating a fund that has awarded more than £220 million to a range of projects - from support for snow leopards to rare Himalayan plants.
It’s a bumper week in the world of nature. In this week’s first post, read about the impact of invasive species and how we’re tackling the Asian hornet.
In this post, aimed at local planning authorities, 3 guests tell us how they are securing off-site biodiversity net gain habitats.
England's peatlands are our largest terrestrial carbon store and a haven for rare wildlife. Here's how projects across the country are working to restore them.
It's National Plant Health Week. Today we look at the impact of climate change, with its increasingly extreme weather, on plant health.
Agriculture is crucial to food security and protects our landscapes, but it can pollute waterways and put pressure on water supplies. Read about our grants to help farmers tackle pollution and manage water better.
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.