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How local planning authorities can ensure that developers and land managers meet the requirements for biodiversity net gain (BNG).Â
As a public authority, understand what the biodiversity duty is and how to comply with it.
How developers can use habitat creation or enhancements to count towards their biodiversity net gain (BNG).
How biodiversity net gain (BNG) applies to irreplaceable habitat.
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
Find out how much your CITES permit, certificate or registration will cost.
Guidance for policy and decision makers to help them consider the value of a natural capital approach.
Map showing the local nature recovery strategy (LNRS) areas in England and the responsible authority who will lead the preparation of each strategy.
As a local authority or local planning authority, when to publish your biodiversity report and what to include.
Use this service to estimate the cost of statutory biodiversity credits for a development.
Steps land managers can take to sell biodiversity units to meet their biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
Find out how to buy statutory biodiversity credits.
Guidance on section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, which prevents the wild release of certain plants and animals in England and Wales.
Find out what to do if you need to register a biodiversity gain site and record allocation of off-site biodiversity gains to a development at the same time.
When you need a licence to release common pheasants and red-legged partridges and how to apply.
Find out what IPM is and how to apply it on your land.
Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA) guidance is a comprehensive document providing information and resources for Natural Capital.
Buying statutory biodiversity credits is a last resort for developers who are unable to use on-site or off-site units to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG).
This Handbook sets out a standard way of recording hedgerows.
Find out about a specific tree pest or disease, including its lifecycle, the type of damage it does, and what to do about it.
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