Biodiversity and ecosystems

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Services

• Endangered species: apply for a commercial use certificate

  Apply for a certificate to use a CITES-listed specimen for commercial purposes.

• Application to use herbicides in or near water

  Use this form if you plan to use herbicides to control weeds in water or on the banks next to a waterbody or watercourse.

• Invasive non-native (alien) species: licence to manage and control them (IAS A02)

  Apply for a licence to manage and control certain non-native (alien) species.

• Endangered species: apply for a waiver from paying permit fees

  Use this guidance and form to apply for an exemption from CITES fees because of conservation work.

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Guidance and regulation

• Import or export endangered species: check if you need a CITES permit
  • Detailed guide
  • 20 May 2022
  • Animal and Plant Health Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Wild birds: protection and licences
  • Detailed guide
  • 29 March 2015
  • Natural England and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Create ponds and lakes
  • Detailed guide
  • 18 August 2021
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Biodiversity metric: calculate the biodiversity net gain of a project or development
  • Detailed guide
  • 7 July 2021
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England
• Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA)
  • Detailed guide
  • 20 August 2021
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

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News and communications

• Countries call for action to finance nature recovery ahead of COP15
  • 1 June 2022
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Press release
• 50 projects receive up to £100,000 to boost investment in nature
  • 31 May 2022
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency
  • Press release
• Five landmark nature recovery projects launched to protect wildlife and improve public access to nature
  • 26 May 2022
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England
  • News story
• Public urged to help bees, butterflies and other pollinators
  • 23 May 2022
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • News story
• New funding to protect biodiversity in UK overseas territories
  • 23 May 2022
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • News story

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Research and statistics

• Population trends for UK bat species (2022 publication; includes dates up to 2021)
  • 19 May 2022
  • Joint Nature Conservation Committee
  • Official statistics
• UK farm animal genetic resources (FAnGR): breed inventory results
  • 12 May 2022
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Official statistics
• Agriculture and rural land management: challenges for the water environment
  • 7 April 2022
  • Environment Agency
  • Research
• England biodiversity indicators
  • 4 March 2022
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • National statistics
• UK Biodiversity indicators
  • 4 March 2022
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • National statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• Consultation on Biodiversity Net Gain regulations and implementation
  • 11 January 2022
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Closed consultation
  • Date closed 05 April 2022
• Pollinator Action Plan 2021 to 2024
  • 23 May 2022
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Policy paper
• Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment Programme
  • 31 March 2022
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Policy paper
• The Great Britain invasive non-native species strategy
  • 3 February 2022
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Policy paper
• Cruiser SB emergency registration report
  • 14 January 2022
  • Health and Safety Executive and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Impact assessment

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Results-Based Agri-environment Payment Scheme (RBAPS) pilot study in England
  • 1 June 2020
  • Natural England
  • Corporate report
• Environment (Wales) Act 2016 Part 1 Section 6: The Biodiversity and Resilience of Ecosystems
  • 24 December 2019
  • Coal Authority
  • Corporate report
• Cumbria BogLIFE project
  • 5 September 2019
  • Natural England
  • Corporate report
• Fish Health Inspectorate: Reports 2018
  • 28 March 2019
  • Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
  • Transparency
• Marches Mosses BogLIFE project
  • 12 December 2017
  • Natural England
  • Corporate report

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Organisations

• Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
• Animal & Plant Health Agency
• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Home Office
• Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

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• Ministry of Defence
• Veterinary Medicines Directorate
• Cabinet Office
• Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Department for Transport
• HM Treasury
• Rural Payments Agency
• Coal Authority

• Environment Agency
• Natural England
• Forestry Commission
• Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Regulatory Policy Committee