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What you need to do if you find, own or look after a listed invasive non-native (alien) animal in England and Wales.
What you must do to avoid harming badgers and when you’ll need a licence.
Find out which licence you might need to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat, how to apply and when you might need to pay.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
Information for developers and local planning authorities explaining statutory biodiversity credits, and the process of buying them.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
How developers can create and enhance habitat on-site to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG).
What to include in a habitat management and monitoring plan (HMMP) to improve biodiversity for the long term.
Check if you need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
Apply to join the Natural England great crested newt district level licensing scheme as a developer, ecologist or landowner.
How land managers, developers, local planning authorities and responsible bodies can enter into a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain.
What you need to do as a developer to meet biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
How to sell biodiversity units to developers for biodiversity net gain: explore the market, register a gain site and record allocations.
As a land owner, occupier or authorised person, use this general licence to kill or take certain wild birds to preserve public health or safety.
Find out what to do and how much it costs to register a biodiversity gain site.
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
Find out what you need to do to keep wild birds or animals legally and safely, including when you need a licence and how to get one.
How to stop harmful weeds spreading onto land used for grazing livestock or growing crops, how to dispose of them and how to report them if they’ve spread.
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