News story: Government provides more funds for local authority air quality action

Local authorities are encouraged to bid for a portion of at least £2 million of government support.




Corporate information: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs – Statistics at Defra

We publish national and official statistics relating to the environment, rural communities, food, farming and biosecurity.




Guidance: Forest reproductive material news

Sign up to the forest reproductive material (FRM) newsletter – for trade news, including information about any legislation or regulatory changes.




Detailed guide: EIA (Agriculture) regulations: apply to make changes to rural land

Find out when you need to apply for an environmental impact assessment (EIA) screening or consent decision to change rural land use.




Detailed guide: Balai Directive: moving live animals, semen and embryos

How to move animals for research, display and conservation and what you’ll need to do if there’s a no-deal Brexit.