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Happy birthday to Biodiversity Net Gain

Published on: 6 February 2025

The Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) policy – which requires developers to more than offset their harm to habitats – has now been a mandatory requirement for Town and Country Planning Act developments since 12 February 2024.

Enough Said, Ban Lead: why a ban on lead ammunition is needed now

Published on: 4 February 2025

WWT's campaign team on where we currently stand in the fight to ban lead ammunition, and how you can get involved

Building regenerative fisheries and healthy seas: what can we learn from farming?

Published on: 28 January 2025

Alec Taylor, Director of Policy and Research, Oceana UK, writes on the parallels between farming and fishing, and progress needs to be mirrored across the sectors

A Bold New Year for Nature and Planning?

Published on: 22 January 2025

As the dawn of a new year breaks, the RSPB’s Head of Nature Policy, Carl Bunnage, reflects on what the UK Government’s programme to reform the planning system in England so far really means for natures’ recovery.

The case for reintroducing beavers into the wild in England: The need for an immediate legal pathway

Published on: 15 January 2025

Turning the tide for nature: Earthwatch’s 2025 plans

Published on: 19 December 2024

A new focus on small waters would drive fast, cost-effective progress towards our nature recovery goals

Published on: 10 December 2024

Think Global Act Local: The latent power of the LNRSs to deliver global targets

Published on: 28 November 2024

How Local Nature Recovery Strategies can scale up to help England meet national and international commitments to protect biodiversity.

COP promises on forests must be delivered, at home and overseas

Published on: 27 November 2024

Lisa Manning, Policy Officer at Wildlife and Countryside Link reflects on the promises to limit deforestation made at COP29 and looks ahead to what the UK Government must do to ensure that this ambition is reflected at home as well as internationally.

District Level Licensing won’t work for bats, not all species are the same

Published on: 26 November 2024

District Level Licensing has been employed for newt protection for years, but Jan Collins, Head of Biodiversity at Bat Conservation Trust, argues that the same off-site mitigation approach, if introduced for our 18 bat species, could significantly undermine bat conservation.