Research: Environmental Land Management: tests and trials

Reports on the progress and main findings of the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme tests and trials.




News story: Forestry Commission acts on bark beetle tree pest

Two new breeding populations of the tree pest eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) have been discovered in Kent.




News story: Forestry Commission acts on bark beetle tree pest

Two new breeding populations of the tree pest eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) have been discovered in Kent.




Guidance: Carrier bag charges: retailers’ responsibilities

Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you’re not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.




The REACH etc. (Amendment ) Regulations 2021

Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (“the EU REACH Regulation’’) forms part of retained EU law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The retained version of the EU REACH Regulation is referred to as the UK REACH Regulation.