Use of the Mitigation Hierarchy in Biodiversity Net Gain Assessments

The mitigation hierarchy is a widely accepted concept used to manage biodiversity impacts. Abiding to the mitigation hierarchy is vital if developers hope to achieve biodiversity net gain. The approach consists of four steps: avoidance, minimisation, restoration and offsetting. Here’s … Read More

Biodiversity Net Gain 4.0 – New Metric

Biodiversity net gain (BNG) is becoming increasingly important and provides a way to develop land while contributing to the recovery of nature. Last week, Natural England published the Biodiversity Metric 4.0, which is the latest progress towards measuring and managing … Read More

Biodiversity Net Gain – Hereford

The recent new Environment Act is making Biodiversity Net Gain a requirement for new development projects. To ensure compliance with environmental legislation, developers will need to consider biodiversity net gain for any upcoming projects. If you are based in Hereford … Read More

Do you need an Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey?

Acer Ecology has recently undertaken a preliminary ecological appraisal of the Christmas Lights Trail at Bute Park, Cardiff. Our expert ecologists worked alongside the event organizers in order to ensure the project could provide the biggest festive lights trail in … Read More

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