Archive for 2010
Forestry in England: A new strategic approach
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today published a letter sent to MPs outlining its intention to fundamentally reform the public forestry estate, with diminishing public ownership and a greater role for private and civil society partners.
Farming Link is going online! Register now to receive future issues
Farming Link is moving online, with a new ‘e-newsletter’ replacing the printed magazine from November onwards.
Bovine disease compensation payable during November 2010
Compensation payable during November 2010, in England (and in Wales and Scotland for BSE only) for a bovine animal compulsorily slaughtered for disease control purposes.
Defra commits £100 million international forestry funding up to 2015
The Government has today committed £100 million to international forestry projects which provide specific benefits for biodiversity.
New scientific study helps to reveal possible reasons for the decline of pollinators
Findings from a new scientific study show that the total effect of changes to small patches of land over a number of years could be one of the factors in the decline of pollinating insects such as bees.
UK packaging recycling targets for 2011 and 2012 and summary of packaging consultation published
UK packaging recycling targets for 2011 and 2012 have been published today alongside a summary of responses to the consultation on packaging policy held earlier this year.
Comprehensive Spending Review – Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
Over the course of the Spending Review period, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will reduce resource spending by 29% and capital spending by 34%.
Changes to PFI Programme
As part of the Spending Review process Defra has reviewed the amount of PFI grant that central government needs to put into local government funded waste treatment infrastructure.
Summary of responses to consultation on proposals on non-packaging agricultural plastics published
Defra, along with the Welsh Assembly Government and the Scottish Government today published the summary of responses to a consultation on a possible producer responsibility scheme for non-packaging agricultural plastics (NPAP).
The value of nature
The first messages from the UK National Ecosystem Assessment have been published today showing how valuable nature continues to be.