Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is a Government Department in the UK. Defra's overarching challenge is to secure a healthy environment in which we and future generations can prosper. As we move towards a low carbon, resource-efficient economy, Defra helps people to adapt to changes, deals with environmental risks and makes the most of the opportunities we now have to secure a sustainable society and a healthy environment. This will help see us through the difficult economic times, volatile food and energy prices and a changing climate which all make us more aware that we can’t take our environment for granted.