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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).
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.
When you need consent for a proposed operation or management change on land in a SSSI and how to apply.
How to assess a planning application when there are ancient woodland, ancient trees or veteran trees on or near a proposed development site.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
How a competent authority must decide if a plan or project proposal that affects a European site can go ahead.
List of priority habitats and species in England (‘Section 41 habitats and species’) for public bodies, landowners and funders to use for biodiversity conservation.
Find out which licence you might need to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat, how to apply and when you might need to pay.
Check if you need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
How to assess a planning application when there are bats on or near a proposed development site.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
Apply to join the Natural England great crested newt district level licensing scheme as a developer, ecologist or landowner.
Understand the role of Natural England, local authorities and partnerships when designating or managing AONBs in England.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
Find out what you must do as a public body when carrying out or approving activities on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
Find out how much your CITES permit, certificate or registration will cost.
Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
How to register to keep captive schedule 4 birds, when to ring them and when to microchip them.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects.
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