Tag Archives: biodiversity

Restoring Scotland’s natural environment

image for illustration: Fiona Newton Scotland’s Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill update explores ‘Restoring Scotland’s natural environment -New targets to enhance nature and protect biodiversity’.

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Wildlife and Countryside Link on BNG: Lack of ambition on Biodiversity Net Gain leaves scheme missing the mark one year on

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Wildlife and Countryside Link research into the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) scheme suggests it needs to be strengthened.

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WCL & more: Frontrunner councils show that Biodiversity Net Gain can be ‘more than a glorified offsetting scheme’

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Wildlife and Countryside Link and other nature groups have welcomed the start of mandatory ‘biodiversity net gain’ in new housing developments.

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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Biodiversity COP 16 in brief, from DB

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Designing Buildings (DB) has summarised issues around the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Biodiversity COP 16, ‘Our Land .. Our Future’, on 2 -13 … Continue reading

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