MPs urge government to re-think biodiversity offset plans

James Murray
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Environmental Audit Commitment welcomes potential improvement to planning system, but warns ministers need to introduce more safeguards to controversial policy

The government should resist the temptation to fast track controversial plans for "biodiversity offsetting" schemes and introduce more safeguards to ensure do not use the model to increase damage to key...

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