Since the launch of the I-VMS project in February, we have been working hard to listen to any concerns fishers may have and doing all we can to answer their questions. I'd like to thank everyone for their contributions, which ...
Dr Tim Hill, Chief Scientist at Natural England, tells us about the publication of Natural England's fourth Chief Scientist Report. Our mission within the Chief Scientist Directorate at Natural England, is to '...develop evidence and provide scientific advice to drive ...
On Wednesday 30th March 2022, Defra announced a new package of support for farmers ahead of the coming growing season.
Today's blog looks at coverage of new plans to tackle the number of discharges of untreated sewage by water companies
Event Duration Monitoring data for 2021 shows that water and sewerage companies have a long way to go to reduce the use of storm overflows.
From today, Wednesday 30 March, you can apply for a share of £20.5 million funding in 2 new competitions in the Farming Innovation Programme in partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
The price of fertiliser has risen dramatically over the past year, but especially in recent months. Multiple global issues, including the war in Ukraine, have reduced gas and ammonium nitrate supply, forcing prices up. We know the impact of this affects the productivity and profit of farms in this country. We want to support our farmers through this growing season and beyond. In this post, we will share some updates in this area.
We plan to launch the Sustainable Farming Incentive in June. Today we can share the final standards and payment rates, our approach to the applications process and how to prepare, In this post, I'll provide an overview and share links to further information on GOV.UK. I'll also explain how farmers have directly shaped the scheme through the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot, tests and trials, engagement sessions, co-design activity and discussions.
Find out everything planting trees can do for the planet, our health and the economy in this infographic.
On Saturday (26th March 2022), Natural England announced that England's largest ever seagrass restoration project reached a new milestone.
In today's blog we are looking at media coverage of our Coastal Transition Accelerator Project.
In previous blog posts we've written about how we're adopting a test-and-learn approach across the Future Farming and Countryside Programme. We're doing this to make sure our schemes, services and policies work for users before we scale them up. To make sure we're on track to deliver our ambitions, we have a strategy to help us to monitor, evaluate and learn as we go. In this blog post, I'll share a high-level overview of the strategy and some examples of how we're putting it into effect.
Exploring part of the vital maintenance that reduces flood risk.
Farmers will be able to apply for grants to buy equipment, technology and infrastructure to improve the health and welfare of their animals. To make sure we are funding the items that farmers need to make a difference, we want to get a better idea of what we should include. Let us know your thoughts by the end of the month.
This is one of a series of blogs intended to share updates on our Hen Harrier recovery work. The last blog was on Hen harrier monitoring, and the actions taken when a tagged bird is lost, while this one covers ...
In this guest post, Dr. Julia Wrathall shares her views on the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. Julia is an expert in farm welfare and served as the RSPCA's Chief Scientific Officer. She helped to shape species-specific priorities through co-design.
In today's blog, we look at a misleading report that claims badger culling is not effective in controlling TB.
Natural England and Government have provided advice and support this week to help local planners and developers tackle two challenges that can sometimes be seen as in competition - building the homes the country needs while also protecting and restoring ...
Criminals operating in the waste industry are impacting us all, causing damage to our environment, distress to affected communities and undercutting legitimate waste management businesses. As a land or property owner, you are at risk too. Waste criminals may offer ...
There has been extensive coverage today of our announcement on new long-term environmental targets & green paper proposals that will protect and enhance our natural world in The Times, Sky News, BBC Online, The I. and the Guardian. The coverage ...
Greg Dytkowski, Fisheries Enforcement Officer in East Midlands, discusses his role at the Environment Agency and why the coarse fishing close season is vital for our fish stocks. Every year, between March and June, our rivers start to reawaken, meaning ...
Kevin Knight, Senior Environmental Crime Officer, discusses an operation carried out by the Joint Unit for Waste Crime (JUWC) and the Environment Agency to tackle catalytic converter theft and wider illegal waste site operations. Last year Operation Goldiron involving the ...
The Nature Recovery Green Paper starts a critical debate about how we can recover the health of the natural world upon which we all depend. Its sweep is such that the ways in which we have conserved Nature for more ...
Following the recent Spending Review, which set government budgets for the next three Financial Years, the Environment Agency has now received its allocations for FY 2022/23 and finalised its plans.
The items for the first round of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund were developed with farmers, industry groups and other stakeholders. We're adopting the same approach for the next round. We want you to tell us which items should be included, which items should be removed and which specifications need to be updated.
