biodiversity net gain

Policy could drive over £12bn in net value over the next decade if the government meets its house-building targets - but scrapping the scheme for small sites threatens protection of a habitat eight times the size of Manchester

New research unearths potential cost savings and nature recovery benefits from increasing role of off-site Biodiversity Net Gain projects

More than two dozen organisations write to the government urging it to 'stay the course' with fledgling policy

Analysis of 33 habitat bank operators explores how multi-billion-pound market could emerge from England’s Biodiversity Net Gain regime

More than 300 acres of historic South Downs farmland to be restored under Biodiversity Net Gain scheme

Proposed reforms to BNG rules and local planning process spark fierce criticism from environmental groups

Hundreds of proposed job cuts and budget squeezes at Defra and Natural England risk severely harming nature recovery efforts, argues Biodiversify's Dr Michael Burgass

Environmental Audit Committee warns Planning and Infrastructure Bill could overshadow Biodiversity Net Gain and inadvertently undermine efforts to put UK on track to meet nature targets

Government-backed principles aim to combat greenwashing and boost investor confidence in nature-based solutions, Biodiversity Net Gain, and other emerging nature markets

New Puddington Habitat Bank site in Devon now able to issue Biodiversity Units for sale