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  • Nature restoration levy enforcement actions and appeals process

    Guidance on the enforcement actions for missed or late nature restoration levy payments and the appeals process for developers.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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  • Statutory biodiversity credit prices

    The prices of statutory biodiversity credits from the date biodiversity net gain (BNG) becomes mandatory.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Register a biodiversity gain site

    Find out what to do and how much it costs to register a biodiversity gain site.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Sell biodiversity units as a land manager

    How to sell biodiversity units to developers for biodiversity net gain: explore the market, register a gain site and record allocations.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Make off-site biodiversity gains as a developer

    How developers can create and enhance habitat off-site or buy biodiversity units to achieve biodiversity net gain (BNG).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Statutory biodiversity credits

    Information for developers and local planning authorities explaining statutory biodiversity credits, and the process of buying them.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Complying with the biodiversity duty

    As a public authority, understand what the biodiversity duty is and how to comply with it.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Enter a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain

    How land managers, developers, local planning authorities (LPAs) and responsible bodies can enter into a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Biodiversity net gain: what local planning authorities should do 

    How local planning authorities can ensure that developers and land managers meet the requirements for biodiversity net gain (BNG). 

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA)

    Guidance for policy and decision makers to help them consider the value of a natural capital approach.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Submit a biodiversity gain plan

    A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Species Recovery Programme: projects awarded funding for 2026 to 2029

    A list of the projects that have been awarded funding through Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme to support threatened species.

    • From: Natural England
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  • CITES application fees

    Find out how much your CITES permit, certificate or registration will cost.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Apply for a lowland peat water implementation grant

    How to apply for funding to deliver water management works that raise water tables in lowland peat soils in England, including eligibility and costs.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Buy statutory biodiversity credits

    Find out how to buy statutory biodiversity credits.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in farming

    Find out what IPM is and how to apply it on your land.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Estimate the cost of statutory biodiversity credits

    Use this service to estimate the cost of statutory biodiversity credits for a development.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Buying statutory biodiversity credits

    Buying statutory biodiversity credits is a last resort for developers who are unable to use on-site or off-site units to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Gamebirds: licences to release them

    When you need a licence to release common pheasants and red-legged partridges and how to apply.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Report a tree or plant pest or disease

    How to report a notifiable tree or plant pest or disease.

    • From: Forestry Commission and 1 others
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