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Tools and guides for measuring the biodiversity value of habitat for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
To ensure that your project is still compliant with guidance and that your…
Planning practice guidance on biodiversity net gain. Biodiversity net gain is a way of creating and improving biodiversity by requiring development to have a positive impact (‘net gain’) on biodiversity.
A guide to the types of development that will be exempt from the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
Guidance on what BNG is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.
When and how to measure a habitat or development’s impact on biodiversity.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
The prices of statutory biodiversity credits from the date biodiversity net gain (BNG) becomes mandatory.
List of priority habitats and species in England (‘Section 41 habitats and species’) for public bodies, landowners and funders to use for biodiversity conservation.
Get information about biodiversity gain sites and any off-site gains allocated to developments.
How to apply for a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) permit to move or trade endangered species.
How local planning authorities can ensure that developers and land managers meet the requirements for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Information for developers and local planning authorities explaining statutory biodiversity credits, and the process of buying them.
What you need to do as a developer to meet biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
What to include in a habitat management and monitoring plan (HMMP) to improve biodiversity for the long term.
How to sell biodiversity units to developers for biodiversity net gain: explore the market, register a gain site and record allocations.
How developers can create and enhance habitat off-site or buy biodiversity units to achieve biodiversity net gain (BNG).
How developers can create and enhance habitat on-site to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG).
How land managers, developers, local planning authorities and responsible bodies can enter into a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain.
As a public authority, understand what the biodiversity duty is and how to comply with it.
Find out what to do and how much it costs to register a biodiversity gain site.
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