I’m Hannah Boyne. It has been my great pleasure to lead the Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature (OCEAN) Grants Programme, part of the Blue Planet Fund, for the last three years. To date we have funded 34 programmes across 21 …
Nina tells us about the impact of wildfires on the North York Moors, and how her team are adapting their public communications to meet this evolving risk.
The decisions we take now to address climate change and restore nature will define the country that today’s young people will inherit. We want the next generation to inherit solutions, not challenges. Today’s young people are already helping to develop solutions – in their schools, communities, workplaces and families and bring different experiences, …
Across the UK, we are already seeing its impacts through hotter summers, more intense rainfall, flooding, drought, pressure on water resources, and disruption to services and infrastructure. That’s why today, as part of the Climate and Nature moment, we've announced that the Government is investing up to £30 million to strengthen the evidence base needed for climate …
My name is Anika Dowling, and I am a policy advisor in Defra’s Peat team. In this blog I’ll set out what each new scheme offers and how you can apply. In the Environmental Improvement Plan, we announced our new Peatland Programme for 2026 to 2030. This month, we’ve launched …
Ruth Davis shares her reflections from her recent visit to China with the Defra Secretary of State, Emma Reynolds. Read this post to find out more.
Peatlands have a vital role to play in helping us meet our net zero targets, but to restore them at the scale we need, we first need to grow the sector that does that work. That's what today's announcement is designed to do.
This week (11-17 May) is National Plant health week, and we are celebrating our plant health heroes. Read this post to find out the importance of this work and the networks which are key to plant health protection.
In November 2024 at COP29, we shared the 20 projects we'd funded through the first round of our Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature (OCEAN) Grants Programme. Today, we're delighted to be back with an update that we're building on first round success and awarding £14 million to community projects through the second funding round.
We have published (1 December) our revised Environmental Improvement Plan – a clear roadmap for restoring nature. The previous plan lacked the rigour and detail to turn intent into impact. This government is determined to put that right. Our revised …