Each year our illegal waste exports team in our National Enforcement Service stops between 200 and 450 containers full of waste that does not comply with waste export regulations, such as untreated and hazardous waste. In our blog last month, we ...
Dan Hayter, a fisheries specialist, explains how eels historically became critically endangered and what the Environment Agency are doing to protect this species.
As we usher in a new year, it's an opportunity to look back at the Environment Agency's fisheries enforcement work in 2023. This year has been marked by concerted efforts from EA staff, innovative campaigns, and significant collaborations to combat illegal fishing and protect our fisheries.
At Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, our dedicated Rural and Wildlife Crime Team, Country Watch, have been working closely with partner agencies and other local policing teams to tackle the scourge of waste crime.
Mother and son team, Tracey and Will, run a dairy and beef farm in Langley Mill, Derbyshire. In this film, they talk through the SFI actions they've included in their agreement, including herbal leys in rotational pasture, hedgerows, soils, legume mix with grasses and pest management. They describe how SFI helps them to balance the books, take care of the environment and build the resilience of their farm business.
It's a dark, damp evening in February 2023 when staff from UK Border Force's CITES team are called to Heathrow's Animal Reception Centre to inspect a shipment of hard coral. A mismatch between the CITES permit and its packing list ...
Today (14 January) there is coverage in the Observer of claims by campaign group River Action about the Environment Agency's regulation of poultry farms in the River Wye Catchment. River Action is quoted claiming that the Environment Agency has ...
Round 2 of the Slurry Infrastructure grant will close for applications on Wednesday 17 January. We're supporting many more projects than we did last year, so if you need slurry storage, now is the time to apply for a grant. In this post, I'll give you a recap of the grant and the information you need to get started.
Blog on the coverage of our announcement on the biggest upgrades to UK farming schemes introduced by the Government since Britain left the EU.
Today we are looking at coverage following the launch of our electrical waste recycling consultation.
We have launched two short surveys to enable stakeholders with an interest in skates and rays in the English Channel and Southern North Sea or demersal non-quota species in the Southern North Sea to give us their views on the ...
Andy Brown, Environment, Planning and Engagement Manager at the Environment Agency, and chair of the Love Windermere partnership, explains how new data will help tackle pollution in Windermere and protect the lake for generations to come.
What is the first animal that springs to mind when you think of a UK marine mammal? A cousin to dolphins, harbour porpoises might not have been your first answer but there are many reasons to care about these fascinating ...
Our Summer Diversity Internship Programme (SDIP) offers students from diverse backgrounds the chance to kickstart their careers and give them an insight into the breadth of work undertaken by the EA. Ever wondered what this would be like? We spoke to Rion Hoshino and Siobhan Gunn, who completed the internship this summer, to find out more about their experience.
In a few weeks' time, you will once again have the opportunity to apply for an Improving Farm Productivity grant. The grant pays for capital items including robotic, automatic and solar equipment that improve farm and horticulture productivity. To help you prepare, we've published guidance on GOV.UK. In this post, I'll share an overview of the grant, the changes we've made following Round 1 and link to the guidance.
As world leaders meet at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai this week, Cefas Middle East Programme Director Will Le Quesne, discusses the challenge of climate change facing the ...
There are many types of waste crimes committed by those who think there is a quick buck to be made from illegally handling waste. One of those crime types is the illegal export of waste from our shores to places ...
Annual fisheries negotiations took place between the UK, EU and Norway this autumn, where catch levels were agreed for over 80 important stocks including northern shelf cod and North Sea saithe.
Hugh Dorrington has been involved in tree supply and woodland planting since 1980. In this blog, he discusses his experience with girdling at Bullens Wood.
At the end of November, we shared details of a grant designed to help farmers attract private investment into nature. We said we'd blog again when it was time to apply and we're pleased to say that from today, you can.
Sir William Worsley is Chair of the Forestry Commission. In this blog he looks at why we are calling on the public to Grow a Tree in 2023.
In the final blog in our internship series, Dharanija, an MSc Computer Science student from the University of Nottingham explains how interning has helped them in the next step on their career path.
Our Climate, Health, and Environment Resilience Programme (CHERP) has recently kicked off another year of activity in the Middle East. With the UN Climate Change COP28 currently underway in the region, we are taking a look back at what we ...
Today we are looking at media coverage around the definition of an XL Bully type dog.
Today's blog outlines the Environment Agency's response to an investigation by BBC Panorama
