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.
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.