- Guidance: Great crested newts: district level licensing schemes for developers and ecologists 11/12/2023
Apply to join a district level licensing scheme to develop land that may affect great crested newts and supply any survey data you collect.
- News story: Supermarket essentials will no longer be linked to illegal deforestation 09/12/2023
Orangutans, leopards, jaguars and other endangered species protected with new legislation to safeguard forests
- Policy paper: Delivering 30by30 on land in England 09/12/2023
We have committed to protecting 30% of the UK’s land by 2030 (30by30). This document sets out the government’s approach to delivering 30by30 on land in England.
- Consultation outcome: Consultation on the principles of marine net gain 09/12/2023
The consultation sets out our proposals and seeks views on the principles of marine net gain. This will inform the policy and approaches to marine net gain implementation.
- Research: Bluetongue virus in Europe 09/12/2023
Preliminary outbreak assessments, qualitative risk assessments and updated situation assessments for bluetongue virus in Europe.
- Press release: UK secures £970 million of fishing opportunities for 2024 09/12/2023
UK fishing fleet to have access to 750,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities in 2024 and total value of fishing opportunities increases from £900 million in 2023
- Policy paper: Fisheries: consultations between the UK and the EU 09/12/2023
Written record of the annual fisheries consultations between the UK and the EU.
- Policy paper: Fisheries: consultations between the EU, Norway and the UK 09/12/2023
Agreed records of the annual consultations held between the UK, EU, and Norway to discuss the management of the jointly managed fish stocks in the North Sea.
- Guidance: Pet travel: approved air, sea and rail carriers and routes 09/12/2023
Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales.
- Press release: Innovative projects to reduce metal mine pollution complete 09/12/2023
The first phase of 2 innovative projects to reduce metal pollution from abandoned lead and zinc mines near Middleton-in-Teesdale has recently been completed.
- Guidance: Businesses approved to export to the EU 09/12/2023
Check if your business in Great Britain or one of the Crown Dependencies is approved to export to the EU and find out what your TRACES number is.
- Bring your pet to Great Britain: step by step 08/12/2023
Bring your pet to Great Britain – microchipping, pet passports, vaccinations