Guidance: Great crested newts: district level licensing schemes for developers and ecologists

Apply to join a district level licensing scheme to develop land that may affect great crested newts and supply any survey data you collect.




Statutory guidance: Penalty notices for animal health and welfare offences

Guidance for enforcement authorities who use penalty notices for animal health and welfare offences.




News story: Supermarket essentials will no longer be linked to illegal deforestation

Orangutans, leopards, jaguars and other endangered species protected with new legislation to safeguard forests




Consultation outcome: Consultation on the principles of marine net gain

The consultation sets out our proposals and seeks views on the principles of marine net gain. This will inform the policy and approaches to marine net gain implementation.




Policy paper: Delivering 30by30 on land in England

We have committed to protecting 30% of the UK’s land by 2030 (30by30). This document sets out the government’s approach to delivering 30by30 on land in England.