Defra

Grants from the £80m government-backed Green Recovery Challenge Fund have helped create thousands of jobs in the environmental sector since September 2020, report claims

Onward report warns payments on offer to farmers through Defra's new agricultural subsidy regime are too small and complicated to access

Environment Secretary Steve Barclay defends UK's record on nature protection at COP28, as Defra confirms list of commodities targeted by proposed rules to combat deforestation in supply chains

Government failure to send clear investment signals to business could lead to more plastic being exported, incinerated or landfilled than ever before, according to the Public Accounts Committee

Defra announces plan to invest £15m in protected landscapes

Environment Secretary to kick off new competition, as government confirms plans for two new Community Forests in Derbyshire and the Tees Valley

Defra now reconsidering whether to make food waste data reporting mandatory for businesses, just months after ruling out the move in favour of voluntary measures

New government grant aims to help farmers reduce pollution and make better use of nutrients

National Audit Office warns the number of properties set to receive improved flood protection has been slashed by 40 per cent, leaving thousands of homes at risk

Lee Rowley named as 16th Housing Minister since 2010, as new Ministers appointed at Defra, the Department for Transport, and the Treasury