The passing of secondary legislation is seen as a hugely positive step in combating the biodiversity crisis. TheEnvironment Banksays that during five decades, the UK has lost 60% of its biodiversity. This shocking statistic affects everyone, from humans to animals, but this legislation...
Cairngorms National Park has launched an initiative to save one of Scotland’s most threatened tree species – Aspen. Partnered with Trees for Life, the Cairngorms National Park Authority will be mapping the health and location of existing Aspen populations, and the data will be used to guide th...
Since 2009, and the introduction of the Marine and Coastal Access Act, fisheries management in England and Scotland has attempted to reconcile the two objectives (conservation and fisheries) through a process to assess the compatibility of the fishing activity with the objectives of the MPAs [32,...
Biodiversity offsets aim to compensate the negative residual impacts of development projects on biodiversity, including ecosystem functions, uses by people and cultural values. Conceptually, ecosystem services (ES) should be considered, but in practice t