UKGBC launches nature-positive built environment framework

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New industry-backed guidance seeks to provide clarity on how the built environment can better help halt and reverse nature loss

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched a new framework to support the development of a 'nature positive' built environment, which aims to provide the sector with "long-needed clarity" on how...

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