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Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund (NEIRF) promises £100,000 grants for woodland, peatland and habitat restoration projects that can then harness further private investment
Defra unveils £10m fund for nature-based climate solutions The Government has unveiled a new £10m fund to support nature-based projects that combat the climate crisis, in the same week that Oxford University launched a new venture studio designed to uncover similar solutions. The fund will support key legislative frameworks, including the 25 Year Environment Plan Delivered by the Environment Agency on behalf of Defra, the new £10m fund offers grants of up to £100,000 to projects that will create and restore natural habitats while assisting with key government frameworks. The Natural Envir...
FARMERS are used to dealing with changes to the weather and adapt accordingly, 2021 will throw many more challenges and opportunities at the farming…
FARMERS are used to dealing with changes to the weather and adapt accordingly, 2021 will throw many more challenges and opportunities at the farming…
Defra lacks clout to lead UK on green issues, MPs warn 4 February 2021 | MPs say government progress in tackling pressing environmental issues has been disappointing A parliamentary committee has criticised Defra for not having the clout to lead the rest of the government in tackling critical environmental issues. Government first set its ambition to improve the natural environment "within a generation" in 2011, but nine years on the Public Accounts Committee says "progress is disappointing". MPs say that the complexity of environmental issues "is not a good enough excuse" for serious delays...