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This guidance brings the latest evidence with documented case studies and supports capacity building to ‘train the trainers’
How developers can use habitat creation or enhancements to count towards their biodiversity net gain (BNG).
How to assess a planning application when there are protected plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering environmental issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of an emergency in the UK
Society must increase food production and restore vital ecosystem services or suffer unacceptable consequences
This brief outlines findings from Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) projects
African inland lakes contribute significantly to food security, livelihoods and national economies
This paper compares valuation approaches and discusses strengths and weaknesses for guiding policy decisions
The Blue Belt Programme supports the UK Overseas Territories with the protection and sustainable management of their marine environments.
This series brings together all documents relating to biodiversity and wildlife statistics.
Final report from the Ecosystem Markets Task Force on why nature matters for businesses.
Miombo and mopane woodlands are the dominant land cover in southern Africa
This study is the first in Southeast Asia to combine plot monitoring, collection diaries, repeat interviews, and participant observation
Information for developers and local planning authorities explaining statutory biodiversity credits, and the process of buying them.
SWAT is a watershed modeling tool that has been proposed to help quantify ecosystem services
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is the UK’s main agency for funding and managing research, training and knowledge exchange in atmospheric, Earth, biological, terrestrial and aquatic sciences. NERC works with the UK Research and Innovation .
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