Biodiversity Net Gain

20/02/2024

12/02/2024

there are over 242,000km of watercourses in England? 👀

Our rivers, lakes, ponds, estuaries, and wetlands intersect and connect many landscapes, providing natural corridors for wildlife and supporting a huge amount of biodiversity. Yet our nation’s wildlife and their habitats are under significant pressure, and only 16% of England’s water bodies are at good ecological status.

We’re pleased to welcome new legislation from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs today which will ensure new development (unless otherwise exempt) will have to deliver a Biodiversity Net Gain for nature.

The introduction of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) into the planning system represents a major step forward for nature recovery and the creation of climate resilient places in which people, nature and the economy thrive.

We’ve worked collaboratively with Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Natural England and Forestry Commission, to help shape the new legislation – including the development of the watercourse element of the statutory biodiversity metric.

We’re delighted that the metric provides greater recognition of watercourses for their biodiversity value and rewards the restoration of watercourses and their natural processes.

BNG will help deliver much needed water improvements, nature-based solutions and help integrate green/blue infrastructure into developments.

Read more: https://lnkd.in/ewqhYhXi

09/02/2024

🤣😂 This guys name! 😂

06/02/2024

BNG - We’re to start?

Biodiversity net gain (BNG) is an ambitious government strategy to make sure that habitat for wildlife is in a better state than it was before development. We are delighted to celebrate Defra's confirmation that Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for major …

01/02/2024

Have a read, it’s worth it.

With the new legislation coming in in February 2024, organisations must understand what the legislation means for them and for nature.

30/01/2024

If you are a farmer, landowner or property developer, this is well worth reading.

Biodiversity net gain (BNG) is an ambitious government strategy to make sure that habitat for wildlife is in a better state than it was before development. We are delighted to celebrate Defra's confirmation that Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for major …

29/01/2024

24/01/2024