Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

New legislation and guidance to give National Parks and National Landscapes clear mandate to widen public access to nature and better protect trees, peatland, and wildlife

Consumer goods giant and technology hub team up to promote cross-border carbon footprinting standards through first International Supply Chain Accelerator

Nuclear Industry Association application seeks regulatory justification for Rolls-Royce's small modular reactor nuclear technology

Rules requiring packaging producers to pay more towards the cost of recycling are to be brought before Parliament 'later this year'

Lloyds pledges £250,000 to Knepp Wildland Foundation, West Cumbria Rivers Trust, and the National Trust via the expanding Projects for Nature initiative

New eco-labels could slash water use by 20 per cent by 2038 and save more than £250m on bills, government claims

Government announces more than £30m ringfenced for farming and forestry tech that can help boost sustainable food production and reduce emissions

In an open letter from the Environmental Audit Committee, Defra has been urged to publish its delayed environmental targets ahead of next month's COP15 Summit

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) criticises Defra and the Environment Agency over 'slow and piecemeal' progress in tackling escalating waste crime

Campaign group Feedback has launched a formal legal challenge against the government over its failure to deliver more ambitious measures to tackle emissions from meat and dairy