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Defra is to encourage farms across the country to build more than 1,000 anaerobic digesters, in order to reduce waste and transform unwanted food into fertiliser and fuel. 17-Feb-2009 Defra is considering Merseyside as a potential location for the headquarters of a new Marine Management Organisation, which would employ 200 staff to manage all of the country's marine activities. 15-Dec-2008 Defra is looking to provide £10m to fund the development of a number of commercial-scale anaerobic digestion plants, in order to demonstrate the technology to potential investors. 21-Feb-2008 Defra has announced plans to build a multi-million pound marine research laboratory in Lowestoft by 2009, to house the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science. 21-Jun-2006 Defra is to close two wildlife control offices in Stroud and Truro next year, with the loss of at least 23 jobs. 20-Dec-2005 Defra is to set up a new regional headquarters for its Veterinary Service at the Parc Pensarn site in Carmarthen, and 70 staff will relocate from its existing office in the town centre later this year. 02-Mar-2005 Defra has announced a £284m scheme to help companies dispose of waste more efficiently, with funds going to organisations such as Envirowise, the Carbon Trust and the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme. 22-Nov-2004
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