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Member Vacancies on North York Moors & Yorkshire Dales National Park Authorities

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Caroline Spelman, has announced her intention to appoint new members to five National Park Authorities (NPAs) and to the Broads...

The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) 2012 has now been published along with a series of case studies from around the UK which examine the impact of climate change....

Rural Growth Networks

On 29 December 2011 Defra launched a competition to identify six pilot Rural Growth Networks. Around £15 million is to be invested in the pilots aimed at supporting rural...

Public and private woodlands provide many benefits to citizens, visitors and businesses as well as being a vital component of our natural environment or “green infrastructure”. Protecting and enhancing the...

RSPB are looking for an experienced manager to lead delivery of our conservation programme in the North East, Yorkshire & the Humber. Challenges and opportunities in this area are...

On 8 December 2011 the Independent Panel on Forestry published its progress report. The report says the Panel are working towards recommendations that will increase the benefits generated from all forests...

Sustainable Farming is a public network for those interested in sustainable farming in the Yorkshire and Humber Region. It is managed by Vicky Wren, the Farm Resource Efficiency Programme (FREP)...

A new study for Joseph Rowntree Foundation explores the increasing risk posed by pluvial flooding – the type of flooding most likely to increase in severity as a result of...

This report explores the impacts of the coalition’s localism agenda on climate change action. It asks:

Sheffield's Eco-Schools

Eco-Schools is an international award scheme which schools can use to make sure that they are working hard to be more and more eco-friendly. Sheffield City Council are promoting...

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