Biodiversity Net Gain: Study argues tweaks could make rules twice as effective for nature

Cecilia Keating
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Benefits of statutory biodiversity credit market introduced in England earlier this year risk being dampened by preference for localised offsetting, researchers warn

England's Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) rules could be twice as effective for conservation if developers were not required to invest in offsets near building projects, a new study from the University of...

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