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Sustainable Development within Defra

This section covers how Defra is working towards sustainable development. We are taking steps to improve the environmental performance of our buildings and operations as well as integrating sustainable development into our policies and decision-making. To find out more on these please follow one of the links below or watch our video ‘The Bigger Picture.’

Defra has been given the added job of championing sustainable development across Government, within the UK and internationally. Read more on our Sustainable Development in Government website...

Stretching the web

Stretching the web

Defra’s interactive, online tool helps people evaluate how well a policy has integrated sustainable development. This tool could also be used for other decision making.

The bigger picture

The bigger picture

This short film focuses on three cases in which Defra policy has contributed to sustainable development.

Stockwatch

stock watch - click to play

The StockWatch game shows how sustainable development can work in the real world, using fishing as an example.

Page last modified: 27 November 2009

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