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Our aim is to protect and improve the environment, and to integrate the
environment with other policies across Government and in international
fora. Effective protection of the environment requires activity on many
wide-ranging different fronts - for example, from acting to limit global
environmental threats (such as global warming) to safeguarding individuals
from the effects of poor air quality or toxic chemicals. It is one of
the four objectives of sustainable development. Actions to protect the
environment also produce benefits such as housing (through improved energy
efficiency of buildings), social progress (through action to combat fuel
poverty) and economic growth (through more efficient use of resources,
such as re-use, recycling and recovery of waste).
Our main sections of material are indexed in the subject areas accessed
via the navigation bar on the left. Remaining
material is covered in the following alphabetical list:
Contacting Defra
Details of Defra's central Helpline are on the "Contacting
Defra" page of the web site. Within our information on environmental
protection issues, we aim to include appropriate enquiry points within
individual subject pages.
External links - Defra programmes, campaigns, agencies etc
Useful links - legal documents
UK Statutory Instruments
EU documents
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