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RE: https://social.coop/@nicol/117082469151401993

Labour are not serious about Climate Change.

#ClimateCrisis #Labour #DEFRA #UKPol #UKPolitics

Oh wow, big effort guys.
It's only the food we need to survive, clearly it's not as important as say "data centres for pornography generators"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/12/just-20-of-6600-defra-staff-working-on-climate-adaptation-amid-drought-and-wildfires

#DEFRA #ClimateCrisis #Drought #Wildfires #UKPol #UKPolitics

If just 20 was the figure in terms of people that #Defra could rustle up to say are working on #ClimateAdaptation when asked to complete an FOI by the prominent climate and environmental affairs writer, Guy Shrubsole then we are in deep trouble…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/12/just-20-of-6600-defra-staff-working-on-climate-adaptation-amid-drought-and-wildfires

You know all that plastic waste you carefuly dispose of in the UK. Well a lot of it not being recycled — it is being shipped to other countries to pollute them. In the same way that the UK has lower its carbon footprint by #outsourcing carbon consumption, we are outsourcing our plastics pollution

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/04/plastic-waste-microplastics-exports-recycling-turkey-farmers-pollution-environment-recycling

This needs determined government action to stop the #abuse. #Defra bleats ineffectualy.

#UK #Plastics #Recycling #Fraud #Pollution #Turkey #UkPol #Negligence

"Defra breached law when it let farmers use bee-killing pesticide, watchdog says"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Defra #Bees #Pesticides

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/02/defra-breached-law-farmers-bee-killing-pesticide-watchdog

Accurate object localization at reduced annotation/computational cost?
#TriLite achieves this by pairing a pre-trained backbone, with our #TriHead component which separates ambiguous, foreground and background features.

The main highlights of #TriLite include:
• State-of-the-art performance
• < 1M trainable parameters
• single-stage training

We will be glad to get in touch at #CVPR2026 to discuss further.

We thank #DEFRA for supporting this research

#WSOL #CV
#sqIRL #IDLab #UAntwerp

How Ordnance Survey Supports Agriculture And Land Management Through Innovation And Trusted, Authoritative Data [UK]
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https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/insights/supporting-agriculture-and-land-management <-- shared technical article
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https://youtu.be/BQReQyr3Xv0?si=6ov42Fe94epDBfBh <-- shared video, ‘CNH supports farmers with driverless tractors using OS technology’
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https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/products/os-ngd <-- shared link to the OS National Geographic Database open spatial data portal
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#OrdnanceSurvey #OS #agency #OSNet #GPS #navigation #routing #safety #security #location #locating #GIS #spatial #mapping #precisionagriculture #farmers #farming #UK #Britain #England #Scotland #Wales #NorthernIreland #agriculture #production #food #foodsecurity #geospatial #farming #locationdata #tractor #SeeABetterPlace #mechanisation #automation #driverless #landuse #landuseframework #defra #spatialdata #opendata #OSNationalGeographicDatabase #API #downloads #Geovation #LandApp #OkoAg #SoilBenchmark #sustainable #environment
@OrdnanceSurvey @Defra @CNH

💩 Absolutely, @friends-earth.bsky.social, #DirtyBusiness!
'Heartbreaking how polluters, and a failing system, continuously lets them, break rules, devastate lives, and poison ecosystems.' @channel4.bsky.social @theriverstrust.bsky.social
💩 #EnvironmentAgency
💩 #DEFRA
https://theriverstrust.org/sewage-map

Absolutely, @channel4.bsky.social, #DirtyBusiness!
'Heartbreaking how polluters, and a failing system, continuously lets them, break rules, devastate lives, and poison ecosystems.' @theriverstrust.bsky.social @friends-earth.bsky.social #Sewage #EnvironmentAgency #DEFRA
https://theriverstrust.org/sewage-map

New this week... Climate adaptation report, fourth round. To #DEFRA from #LHR with no irony whatsoever #aviation #ClimateBreakdown
"https://www.heathrow.com/content/dam/heathrow/web/common/documents/company/heathrow-2-0-sustainability/reports/Heathrow-Climate-Adaptation-Report-(ARP4).pdf"

Despite the country's financial straits, this is a wonderful time to be a technologist in government, according to Paul Mukherjee, CTO of the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/ai/government-cto-i-had-a-lightbulb-moment-with-agentic-ai

#ai #technews #agenticai #uk #technews #defra

In light of the exciting news that #IPBES12 will be hosted in Manchester in 2026, the UK’s Special Representative for Nature explains its importance.

“It’s a chance to demonstrate how we can turn knowledge into action – and action into investment.” - Ruth Davis

#BizBiodiversity #TurningScienceIntoAction #Defra #UKResearch

DEFRA signs BT contract to use EE for real-time environment data http://dlvr.it/TKb2J6 #5G #bt #connectivity #defra

The #Labour Treasury has no long term consideration of risk…it’s putting #Defra in a financial headlock to make it accept US private equity firm KKR take over of #ThamesWater.

‘However, some economists and industry experts question whether there would be any long-term cost to the government at all in a temporary nationalisation, with many noting the example of #Bulb.’

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/03/treasury-threatens-defra-with-4bn-bill-if-thames-water-nationalised

DEFRA signs BT contract to use EE for real-time environment data https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/defra-signs-bt-contract-ee-real-time-environment-data/ #defra #bt #ee #networks #telecoms #connectivity #iot #mobile #rural #environment #tech #news #technology

Go Brexit, cover everything with shit.

But at least the Shareholder get their payout, that's all that matters./s

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/20/watchdog-investigating-whether-defra-breaking-laws-on-cleaning-up-english-rivers

#Brexit #Sewage #ThamesWater #UKPOL #Ukpolitics #DEFRA

“Richest farmers in England may lose sustainability funding in Defra review.” If the reaction to having to pay a bit of inheritance tax is anything to go by there is going to be a lot of moaning. #Farmers #Defra #TaxTheRich

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93l20qd51vo

38,000 - that's amazing !

#Trees #Whips #Forest #HumberForest #Cottingham #Hull #Humberside #Volunteers #Biodiversity #Sustainability #Wildlife #NativeTrees #DEFRA #NatureForClimate #YorkshireWater #WoodlandTrust #NorthernForest

I can't say that i am surprised! #DEFRA making a mess of the #chickens in #backyards. #allotment #gardening #eggs

BBC News: Badger charity mounts legal challenge against culling

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy847je742do

#BadgerCull
#LegalAction
#LegalChallenge
#BadgerTrust
#BovineTB
#UKGov
#Dorset
#Wiltshire
#Oxfordshire
#NaturalEngland
#Vaccination
#VaccinateBadgers
#DEFRA
#NFU
#Badgers

Watchdog investigates #Defra over authorisation of #bee-killing #pesticide | Pesticides | The Guardian

A parting shot of neglect, harm and irresponsibility by an amoral anti-science, anti-environment government.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/08/watchdog-launches-investigation-into-defra-over-approval-of-bee-killing-pesticide-under-tories

#UK #Politics #Environment #Neonicotinoids #Tories

Does anyone know anything about DEFRA first five Fisheries Management Plans published in December 2023 - are they good, bad, mixed? What's impact on health on marine life? #DEFRA #MarineLife

#Badgers

#BadgerCulls to continue in #England despite lack of #ScientificEvidence

Exclusive: #Defra issues new cull licences despite government adviser saying there is ‘no justification’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/04/badger-cull-licences-england
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Wildlife

Southern Water challenged about storm overflows in the Test | Hampshire Chronicle
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24234968.southern-water-challenged-storm-overflows-test/

#SouthernWater
#RiverTest
#Sewage
#StormOverflows
#Storms
#Rain
#Nokes
#CivicChiefs
#ParishCouncillors
#Thruxton
#PathfinderProject
#DEFRA
#StormOverflowReductionPlan
#PillHillBrook
#PanParishForum
#Drew
#Donnelly
#Flood
#Hasselmann
#FullertonWastewaterTreatmentWorks
#FyfieldChurchOfEnglandPrimarySchool
#SwaleGarden
#Kimpton
#Ofwat
#EA

Plan to step up badger cull prompts fresh row between ministers and wildlife defenders | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/badger-cull-btb-end-areas-b2512837.html

#Badgers
#BadgerCull
#BritishVeterinaryAssociation
#BovineTB
#DEFRA

Company that manages #BibbyStockholm given £100m #Defra contract

Defra says contract with Australian firm #CTM is for staff accommodation and travel, but offers no further detail
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/14/company-that-manages-bibby-stockholm-given-100m-defra-contract
#ToryPoliciesInAction