Biodiversity

POLICY BRIEFING: BusinessGreen Intelligence digs into Biodiversity Net Gain scheme as it celebrates its first anniversary and assesses the challenges that lie ahead

Over 40 housebuilders, investors, and environmental groups urge government to continue championing Biodiversity Net Gain scheme to boost nature protection and economic growth

Gardening industry launches new guide on how to embrace peat-free practices ahead of proposed government ban on peat-based composts

Weakening environmental rules and standards undermines the work of ambitious businesses that are looking to generate growth, writes Rachel Solomon Williams, executive director of the Aldersgate Group

New study from Abatable reveals how investment in the Voluntary Carbon Market topped $16bn last year, providing a major boost to the pipeline for high-integrity credits

Environment Agency publishes update to key directory detailing how woodland can slow flood waters by up to 50 per cent, while delivering multiple co-benefits

Environment Bank reports soaring demand for BNG units since launch of scheme, with units sold to more than 100 customers in 2024

Firms to double down on funding model providing farmers and landowners with fresh private investment for nature recovery

Cultivated meat specialist Meatly claims its product is 'just as tasty and nutritious' as real chicken but without the animal and environmental impacts

Analysis by Wildlife and Countryside Link finds only a fraction of expected land has been supported for nature recovery through the Biodiversity Net Gain scheme since its launch last year