Policy Threads

Local Nature Recovery Strategies

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs is implementing Local Nature Recovery Strategies to support environmental objectives and protect terrestrial and freshwater sites in England. The issue involves coordination between Natural England, local authorities, and planning systems, with significant concerns raised about resource constraints and the shortage of planning and ecological professionals. The issue is currently active with government responses to Office for Environmental Protection recommendations and pilot programmes for ecological resource hubs being developed.

29 Nov 2023 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Restoring our natural heritage

UIN: HLWS73 My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Steve Barclay) has made the following statement.Tackling climate change and restoring nature go hand in hand. As we prepare for the next international climate discussion at COP28, today we are …

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16 Oct 2023 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

International Nature Update

UIN: HLWS1047 My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Dr Thérèse Coffey) has made the following Statement.Last December, the world came together at the Convention of Biodiversity (CBD) in Montreal, Canada, to agree …

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13 Sep 2023 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Delivering for our Protected Landscapes

UIN: HLWS1004 My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Thérèse Coffey) has made the following Statement.Our National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), collectively known as Protected Landscapes, are...

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24 Jun 2021 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Government response to the Landscapes Review

UIN: HCWS119 In May 2018, Defra commissioned Julian Glover and an independent panel to consider how we might improve the management of our National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs). Their report, the Landscapes Review, was published in …

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24 Jun 2021 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Government response to the Landscapes Review

UIN: HLWS113 My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (George Eustice) has today made the following statement In May 2018, Defra commissioned Julian Glover and an independent panel to consider how we might improve the management of our National …

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