Environment

Alarm call as world's trees slide towards extinction Scientists have revealed that more than a third of tree species are facing extinction.
World way off target in tackling climate change - UN The world is wildly off track in tackling climate change, the UN says, as CO2 in the atmosphere accumulates faster than ever
UK needs big emissions cut, climate watchdog says The government's advisers say faster action is needed but the UK has the tools to achieve this.
Polar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming Arctic Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests.
Rogue gamekeepers killing birds of prey, says RSPB The bird protection charity described the deaths as a 'national disgrace'.
Mega meteorite tore up seabed and boiled Earth's oceans It was 200 times bigger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs nearly three billion years later.
What is biodiversity and how can we protect it? Colombia is hosting talks to assess global progress in protecting 30% of all land and water by 2030.
New skin research could help slow signs of ageing The research could also be used to produce artificial skin for transplantation and prevent scarring.
Burning rubbish now UK’s dirtiest form of power Nearly half of waste is now burned for energy, but BBC analysis finds it is as dirty as coal.
How unusual has this hurricane season been? Hurricanes Helene and Milton have bookended a particularly stormy period. What's behind it?
My pilgrimage to the vanishing Sphinx snow patch The Sphinx, a patch of snow thought to be the longest-lasting in the UK, has melted for the fourth consecutive year.
Climate change supercharged Europe floods - scientists A new study shows that the record-breaking rainfall was made more likely and intense by climate change.
Sir David Attenborough: 'The world would be worse off without our stories' Sir David Attenborough praises the "beauty" created by the BBC in its natural history shows.
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FOI release: XL Bully dogs - FOI2024/11863 Certificate of exemption and compensation towards the cost of euthanasia.
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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.
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Guidance: Bluetongue movement licences and designated slaughterhouses When you need to use movement licences and the designated slaughterhouses to use for bluetongue restricted premises.
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Guidance: Import live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
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Guidance: Natural mineral waters: lists of recognised products Lists of all natural mineral waters recognised in the UK, and English, Scottish and Welsh waters recognised by the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein (EEA).
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Policy paper: Criteria for 30by30 on land in England We have committed to protecting 30% of the UK’s land and sea by 2030 (30by30). This document sets out the government's vision for delivering on the UK's 30by30 target on land in England and the criteria for land and inland ...
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Form: Vets: free identification of exotic worms in dogs Submit samples from dogs for free identification of exotic worms and worm-like parasites by the APHA.

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