The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs is implementing and refining Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), a statutory requirement for developers to avoid harm to biodiversity and offset any remaining impacts through improvements. The scheme is active with recent consultations on implementation for minor developments, brownfield sites, and nationally significant infrastructure projects.
In response to: Biodiversity net gain statutory credits: annual report 2024 to 2025
Defra’s Nature for Climate Fund has helped boost tree planting and peatland restoration but work is now needed to maintain momentum Report type: value_for_money | Departments: ['Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs'] | Topics: ['Climate change and net zero', …
There are risks to the long-term effectiveness of a new policy to make sure developers protect or improve biodiversity Report type: value_for_money | Departments: ['Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs'] | Topics: ['Energy and environment', 'Environmental sustainability', 'Pollution and
This report evaluates whether Defra’s management of new tree-planting schemes is likely to achieve value for money. Report type: value_for_money | Departments: ['Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs'] | Topics: ['Climate change and net zero', 'Energy and environment', 'Environmental …