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Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers has today confirmed Sir William Worsley as the new Chair of Forestry Commission.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, and Natural England outline a shared vision to use nature-based solutions to tackle the climate emergency.
£50 million Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme will encourage farmers and landowners to plant more trees and help to tackle climate change
Julia Grant has been reappointed as a board member for a second three-year term
From 1 September 2019, machinery or vehicles that have been used for agricultural or forestry purposes will be subject to plant health regulations when imported from any third country.
Measures to protect the country against the larger eight-toothed European spruce bark beetle were introduced in January 2019, following an outbreak in Kent.
Tighter measures on the import of oak trees come into force in England to protect the country against oak processionary moth
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Further findings of the tree pest made on trees imported from the Netherlands
Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) caterpillars found on trees recently imported from the Netherlands.
Garden on RHS showground highlights diversity and biosecurity as paramount to our future
Environment Secretary Michael Gove announces grants will be made available over the next two years to green town and city spaces.
People in London and the South East of England urged to report sightings of Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) caterpillars.
The Asian Longhorn Beetle (ALB) has been eradicated in the UK following six years of trapping and surveillance work
The first progress report of the landmark 25 Year Environment Plan is published during the Year of Green Action.
Commissioners will be key to ensuring organisation is all set for the future of forestry
Farmers and land managers applying for BPS and claiming for CS and ES payments are urged to do so in good time ahead of the 15 May deadline.
Farmers, foresters and land managers can now apply for a range of schemes that pay for environmental benefits
The pioneering project run by the Forestry Commission and Environment Agency is once again being offered in the North East and Yorkshire.
New system makes it easier to apply for and track your tree felling licence wherever you are.
New measures brought in after larger eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) was found in Kent
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