🌳Healthy plants are essential for healthy lives.

🌿This #PlantHealthWeek , why not take some time to appreciate the plants in your garden, window box, or local area?

🌸There are lots of things you can do to help keep our plants healthy. Check out our video for some top tips.

Neutering is mandatory for all #XLBully dogs registered with the government exemption scheme following a ban on the breed type.

Once your dog is neutered, you need to send a completed confirmation of neutering form to Defra by the deadline.

Read more: gov.uk/guidance/ban-o…

We're making progress towards halting the decline in #species abundance. 🦋

The Species Abundance Indicator measures progress towards species abundance targets. Today's statistics show decades of decline in species is showing signs of levelling off.

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Next week is #PlantHealth Week ! 🌻

Together we’ll raise awareness about how to keep our plants healthy as well as threats to #PlantHealth .

Find out how you can play your part in protecting plants for future generations 👇

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💧Our new Water Restoration Fund will be funded by water company fines and penalties.

Grants are available to support eNGOs, community groups and councils to carry out on-the-ground projects to protect and improve our water environment.

Apply now: gov.uk/government/pub…

If you own or manage a woodland, join us here on X from 12 to 2pm on Thursday 9 May for our live Tree Health Clinic Q&A.

It's a unique chance to put your queries directly to our panel of experts as part of #PlantHealthWeek .

Kew Gardens Forest Research #Observatree

The UK has helped secure progress towards an ambitious new legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution. ✅

Environment Minister Rebecca Pow reflects on what needs to happen to secure the best outcome for our oceans, communities, and wildlife.

#INC4

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It was great to meet our new agri-food attachés this week and to talk about the valuable role they play in helping drive export growth.

More than 20,000 farmers across England have now applied for the Sustainable Farming Incentive. 🚜

SFI pays farmers for taking actions that support food production and farm productivity, whilst protecting and enhancing environment.

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#SFI

Important legislation to allow recreational Atlantic #bluefin tuna fisheries to open this summer has passed the committee stage. 🐟

If passed by the House of Lords, fishers can catch and release bluefin tuna, boosting coastal economies by up to £25 million

#SustainableFisheries

New #ImportControls are now in effect at UK borders.

These checks include animal products, plants, and plant products from the EU and will protect the UK from potentially harmful pests and diseases.

Find out more here: gov.uk/government/pub…

The importance of nature cannot be understated. 🌱

Here at the #G7Italy Ministers’ meeting with Andrew Bowie MP I’ve reiterated the UK Government’s commitment to putting nature at the heart of our response to climate change.

We’ve extended the deadline on our bovine TB consultation. 🐄

You have two more weeks to share your views on the next phase of wildlife control.

Today APHA’s CEO and the UK's Chief Veterinary Officer welcomed the Director General of the World Organisation for Animal Health (World Organisation for Animal Health) to a special event at APHA Weybridge celebrating the UK's work on #AnimalHealth to mark WOAH's centenary.
Defra UK #WOAH100

I’m in Turin for the #G7Italy Ministers’ meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment. 🇬🇧

Looking forward to working with other nations to address pressing challenges such as pollution, halting and reversing biodiversity loss and deforestation, and protecting the ocean. 🌍

After travelling the world in search of the perfect steak, Hawksmoor discovered that the best beef comes from small farms right here in the UK.🥩
In honour of #GreatBritishBeefWeek24 , Mark Spencer visited Hawksmoor, Wood Wharf to find out what makes British beef the best!

Read the government response on new border checks for EU imports.

Physical checks will begin on 30 April for animal products, plants and plant products entering Great Britain to better protect against pests and diseases. ⬇

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Applications are open for our Water Restoration Fund.

Farmers can apply for funding to:

🐟 Restore and protect biodiversity
🌳 Improve community access to blue and green spaces
💧 Re-meander rivers and restore water-dependent habitats

Apply by June 7: gov.uk/government/pub…

Apply for SFI now! 🌾

Choose from the 23 actions on offer and access funding to deliver environmental outcomes.

Add actions annually or have multiple agreements. #SustainableFarmingIncentive

Find out more 👇
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A Private Members’ Bill looking to introduce new measures to tackle the issue of livestock worrying has passed Committee stage.

We take the issue of livestock worrying very seriously, recognising the distress this can cause, as well as the financial implications.