The Environment Agency (EA) is improving the way the water industry is regulated. This includes expanding the number of our officers focused solely on regulation and compliance. Here, one of the EA's new dedicated Environment Officers, Rebecca Lee, explains why ...
The Fair Dealings Obligations (Milk) Regulations (FDOM24) set out how milk purchase contracts must operate. FDOM24 is designed to make these contracts fairer and more transparent across the dairy industry. In this guest post, Richard Thompson, the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA) shares an overview of his role and what to look for in your contact.
Today we are looking at coverage of our announcement that a ban on the sale and supply of single-use vapes in England is to come into force on 1 June 2025.
Authors: Lois Duff, Hannah Lawson A team from the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) travelled to Sri Lanka in July 2024 to build on the support offered through the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP). ...
On Thursday 26 September, we held a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. In this post, we share the recording.
My name is Pippa Keynes and I work for the Environment Agency in East Anglia. Part of my job involves managing the Bedford Ouse Floating Pennywort project. This was launched by Fisheries, biodiversity and geomorphology (FBG colleagues in 2017), and ...
Today we are looking at misleading coverage of BBC's reporting on United Utilities' permit breaches at Glebe Road Pumping Station, Lake Windermere.
September was a fantastic month for bringing communities and stakeholders together in celebration of our rivers. There were events across the country as part of World Rivers Day on 22 September, seasonal mass monitoring of our rivers through national citizen ...
David Simpson, from an Essex Field Team explains how Environment Agency preparations for winter begins well ahead of the long nights drawing in. As the summer was winding down, the Environment Agency was already undertaking important winter readiness actions. It ...
Climate change is altering the distribution of many marine fish species, with widespread impacts on biodiversity, with the potential to jeopardise world food security. Most studies to date focus on how commercially exploited fish species will be affected by climate ...
Authors: Julie Bremner (Cefas), Grant Stentiford (Cefas), Flavie Vial (APHA), Essa Suleman (CSIR) The UK government's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) recently attended the 8th World One Health Congress (WOHC) ...
In this Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) spotlight post, Rebekah Newman, tells the story of Tom Mills and Bubnell Cliff Farm in the Peak District National Park. Tom used FiPL funding to realise a new vision for his farm.
The Waste Industry Placement Scheme (WIPS) is a collaborative venture between the ourselves at the Environment Agency, alongside the Environmental Services Association (ESA) and their members, who operate recycling and waste treatment infrastructure. It aims to provide our officers with ...
A marine licence is required if you are undertaking any of the marine licensable activities listed in Section 66 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) are the marine licensing authority for English inshore ...
Authors: Ross Robertson (Defra), Martin Arris (MMO), Rebecca Skirrow (Cefas) and Thomas Catchpole (Cefas) What is REM and what are our plans? Remote Electronic Monitoring, or REM for short, is a data collection tool that can be installed on vessels ...
For UK Fungus Day 2024, this month's 'Into the woods' blog by Emily Robinson delves into the world of fungi and urban woodland ecology at Streatham Common.
As part of the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme, managed locally by the North York Moors National Park Authority, funding has been allocated to several projects within Fryup Dale. In this post, the project team shares its work to improve water quality in the North York Moors, from wetland creation to enhancing farm infrastructure.
In this Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) guest blog industry experts sharing examples of BNG on small sites. They are: Our guests discuss how they use the Small Sites Metric (SSM) calculation tool. It applies only to 'small sites' as defined ...
Jointly authored by: Dr Pippa Douglas (Environment Agency), Dr Emma Marczylo (UK Health Security Agency) and Prof. Sean Tyrrel (Cranfield University) IntroductionWhen we talk about air quality, the term "clean air" often comes to mind. Clean air initiatives have played ...
In 2018, the Environment Agency commissioned the Ipswich Tidal Barrier, a critical infrastructure project costing nearly £70 million. Six years on, the Suffolk Asset Performance Team tell us what has happened since. The Ipswich Tidal Barrier consists of a 200-tonne ...
Every new industry or technology requires funding to survive, initially for research and development (R&D), developing processes and products, and then to scaling up to a viable business. A lot of the initial research is supported by public funding, which ...
An Environment Agency expert discusses the importance of nutrient planning. I'm a Senior Environment Officer for Agriculture for the Environment Agency and part of my role involves assessing whether the fertilisers and manures that a farmer plans to use are ...
Natural England are delighted to announce the launch of the much anticipated second edition of the Dynamic Dunescapes Sand Dune Manager's Handbook. This update has been written to support site managers and landowners to improve the condition of sand dunes ...
Today we are looking at misleading coverage on the Water (Special Measures) Bill
Emma Bramley, Area Marketing and Communications Manager for South East and London, introduces us to this year's National Forestry Conference and its central theme of products, people and possibilities.
