Policy paper: Persistent organic pollutants (POPs): policy information

Information on the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and the UK’s obligations.




Press release: Man arrested in Essex in connection with organised waste crime

The large-scale fly-tipping occurred across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Essex.




Guidance: Plant imports: authorised border control posts in the UK

A list of places where you can bring consignments of plants, seeds and produce into the UK, including ports and airports.




Guidance: Statutory biodiversity metric tools and guides

Tools and guides for measuring the biodiversity value of habitat for biodiversity net gain (BNG).




Statistics: 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.