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Aiming for net-zero by 2050 would require a “significant” reduction in livestock numbers in Northern Ireland, according to DAERA’s director of environmental policy…
Legally-binding goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030 and 82% by 2050 are set to be included in Northern Ireland’s…
Defra and Forest for Cornwall have today (March 19), joined forces to form an innovative new National Woodland Creation Partnership pilot to drive…
Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister, Nichola Mallon has today (March 16) announced her decision to grant planning permission for a wind farm in the…
First Milk has today (Tuesday, March 16) announced the launch of a new environmental offset scheme at its Lake District Creamery to enhance…
UK adverts watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority, has said it is still reviewing more than 100 complaints challenging environmental claims made by food…
A brand new funding initiative to increase tree planting and natural regeneration in local communities has been announced by the government today (Friday,…
A new collaboration aims to show how farmers can work together to achieve the recovery of some of the UK’s most threatened farmland…
Renewable energy offers huge potential for many farms, but landowners should be warned that some energy firms are trying to sell unfeasibly large…
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) vice-president Tom Bradshaw has said that the delivery of the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot will be an “important step”…
Government ministers will aim to put protecting the environment at the heart of future policy, under new plans set out today (Wednesday, March…
Farmers are being encouraged to take part in the pilot of the Sustainable Farming Incentive – the next step in the government’s plans…
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has welcomed the first indication of how England’s new Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) will be put into…
SONI, the electricity transmission system operator for Northern Ireland, has announced plans to reform the grid to achieve Northern Ireland’s clean energy ambitions.…
Grants of up to £2 million each as part of the Green Recovery Challenge fund are now available to help the nation build…
Renewable energy generation in Northern Ireland has hit another major milestone as reduced consumption during the pandemic allowed renewables to account for a…
Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, has said communities are vital in supporting Scotland’s climate change response. The organisation made the…
NFU Cymru’s lawyers have written to the Welsh government to question the lawfulness of the decision to introduce new water quality regulations for…
