Policy paper: Defra’s biodiversity duty statement 2025

How Defra has met its biodiversity duties in England, Scotland and Wales.




Guidance: Pet travel: approved air, sea and rail carriers and routes

Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales.




Policy paper: Nationalising the water sector: how we assessed the cost

Describes the assumptions and approach Defra used to estimate the cost of nationalisation




Research: Avian influenza (bird flu) in Europe, Russia and the UK

Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for avian influenza (bird flu) in Europe, Russia and the UK.




WEEE: apply for approval as a producer compliance scheme

Apply to be a waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) producer compliance scheme and operate legally under your approval.