Correspondence: Animal Sentience Committee: impact of definitions of animals in law
Letter from the Animal Sentience Committee on the welfare implications of the different definitions of ‘animals’ in UK law.
Research: African swine fever in pigs and wild boars in Europe
Updated outbreak assessment for African swine fever in wild boar and domestic pigs in Europe.
Official Statistics: Indicators of species abundance in England
Annual trends in species abundance in England.
New Commissioners of the Forestry Commission appointed
The new Commissioners began their terms on 1 April
Guidance: Extended producer responsibility for packaging: local authority payment calculations 2026 to 2027
Find out the methodology and procedure used to calculate extended producer responsibility for packaging payments to local authorities for 2026 to 2027 (year 2).