Biodiversity net gain: Still too many uncertainties?

BNG has been legislated in the Environment Act 2021, but Duncan Williams, Naomi Bull, and Kate Radford ask whether current timescales are realistic In simple terms, BNG refers to the process of ensuring that when development takes place, wildlife habitats are left in a measurably better and improved state than they were in before development …
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Securing biodiversity net gain: Implications for developers and landowners

Fiona Sawyer and Jane McMenemy discuss why developers and landowners need to be aware of the forthcoming biodiversity net gain requirements, and what they can be doing to prepare The priority is to avoid or reduce biodiversity impacts on-site, and where possible to achieve the minimum 10% biodiversity net gain on-site as well. However, the …
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