Policy papers published by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Southern North Sea and Channel skates and rays fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters

Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters

Queen scallop fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters

Government response to the OEP review: environmental inspections and their implementation in England

Advice to Natural England on setting minimum and maximum numbers of badgers to be controlled in 2025

Storm overflows discharge reduction plan: progress report

Fisheries: bilateral agreement with the Faroe Islands for North-East Atlantic mackerel in 2025

Ivory Act 2018: Post-legislative scrutiny

Overview: delivery plans for our Environment Act targets

Invasive non-native species Environment Act target delivery plan

Water demand Environment Act target delivery plan

Water and abandoned metal mines Environment Act target delivery plan

Wastewater Environment Act target delivery plan

Tree canopy and woodland cover Environment Act target delivery plan

Residual waste reduction Environment Act target delivery plan

Marine protected areas (MPA) Environment Act target delivery plan

Habitat creation and restoration Environment Act target delivery plan

Farm wildlife Environment Act target delivery plan

Air quality Environment Act target delivery plan

The Environmental Improvement Plan (2025) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Environmental Improvement Plan: monitoring plan

Agriculture water quality Environment Act target delivery plan

Statutory species targets Environment Act target delivery plan

Protected sites Environment Act target delivery plan

Animal Sentience Committee: XL Bullies and the Dangerous Dogs Act report

Belém Declaration on Fertilisers

EM on persistent organic pollutants (C(2025)4797)

Contingency plan for exotic notifiable diseases of animals in England

Fisheries: consultations between the UK and the EU for 2025

Government response to the Climate Change Committee 2025 adaptation progress report

EM on EU Regulation 2025/637 amending 2022/2292 (COM(2025)518)

UK Pesticides National Action Plan 2025

Government response to the OEP report: Environmental Improvement Plan progress from 2023 to 2024

Food waste collections - additional funding for local authorities

Government response to the OEP review: Local Nature Recovery Strategies and their role in contributing to nature recovery commitments in England

Opinion on carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs and alternative methods

Bovine tuberculosis Godfray evidence review update 2025

Defra’s biodiversity duty statement 2025

Nationalising the water sector: how we assessed the cost

Animal Sentience Committee: Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill

Reforming the waste carrier, broker and dealer system

EM on amendments to EU chemicals legislation (COM(2025)386)

Animal Sentience Committee letter regarding the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Private Members Bill

Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) programme

Principles for identifying and selecting compensatory marine protected areas

UK REACH: rationale for priorities 2025 to 2026

Foot and mouth disease: disease control (slaughter) protocol

Vaccination of poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza

Foot and mouth disease control strategy

Call for comments on indicative lists for long-chain PFCAs, PFOA and PFHxS, their salts and related compounds