Biodiversity offsetting - a chance to improve the environment and grow the economy

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Environment Secretary Owen Paterson argues businesses and habitats stand to benefit from the government's new biodiversity offsetting plan

You might not have heard of biodiversity offsetting yet. It's a fairly new idea, but an important one. Put simply, it has the potential to grow the economy and improve our environment at the same time....

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