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 (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 is becoming a requirement for new development projects, due to the recent new Environment Act. Therefore, developers will need to consider biodiversity net gain at the outset of new projects, in order to ensure compliance with current … Read More
New environmental policies, including the recent Environment Act, are making Biodiversity Net Gain a requirement for new development projects. Developers will need to consider biodiversity net gain for any upcoming projects to ensure compliance with environmental legislation. If you are … Read More