Requirements for new development to deliver Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) have been hailed as a world-leading initiative for reversing biodiversity loss. However, these long-awaited regulations have been delayed from November to 2023 to January 2024 (April 2024 for small sites) to allow more time ...
Improving the biodiversity of England is the primary aim of new legislation on biodiversity net gain (BNG) that came into force earlier this year. But the benefits could be broad. The change means that the construction industry no longer just builds roads, hospitals and schools - it...
In a ‘landmark’ deal, the world’s first private sector loan based on biodiversity net gain unit models has been granted. Triodos Bank UK has loaned £3.85m to environmental consultancy Nature Impact – the money will be used to purchase a total of 122 acres over two sites, unlocking ...
4 No net loss: A biodiversity offset should be designed and implemented to achieve in situ, measurable conservation outcomes that can reasonably be expected to result in no net loss and preferably a net gain of biodiversity. 5 Additional conservation outcomes: A biodiversity offset should achieve ...
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The world will need to have an approach that provides a clear path to net gain of biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people by 2030 (‘curve A’ on page 3 in the document) [27]. See below (Fig. 2.4). Fig. 2.4 Biodiversity status during the decade 2021–2030 and towards ...
January 1, 2024 found us in an east Texas longleaf pine forest. Each year I try to make a few images of Texas leafcutter ants (Atta texana). I just think they’re so cool looking, and they have fascinating life histories! It’s so much fun to observe them as they cut leaves and...
The Hengduan Mountains (HDM) biodiversity hotspot exhibits exceptional alpine plant diversity. Here, we investigate factors driving intraspecific divergence within a HDM alpine species Salix brachista (Cushion willow), a common component of subnival asse
2024, Cleaner Energy Systems Citation Excerpt : Nonetheless, in the European context, the utilisation of wood as an energy resource can generally be deemed sustainable, thanks to a multitude of initiatives aimed at preventing deforestation and biodiversity loss such as the European Green Deal, the ...