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A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
A list of foodstuffs with current Great Britain import restrictions.
Service for Marketing Authorisation Holders, Manufacturers, Veterinary Professionals and Wholesalers.
Find out how to apply for the Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) to support your development of a proposal to create woodland.
The 2020 EIA Regulations
How to sell biodiversity units to developers for biodiversity net gain: explore the market, register a gain site and record allocations.
Find the 2022 update to the river basin management plans which describe the challenges that threaten the water environment and how these challenges can be managed.
What you can do to reduce the risk of becoming ill due to Campylobacter
As a land owner, occupier or authorised person, use this general licence to kill or take certain species of wild birds by various means to preserve public health or safety.
How climate change agreements (CCAs) work, who is eligible and which sector associations hold a CCA.
When you need to apply for consent, how to apply, and the works that you can do without consent.
If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.
You can temporarily store any waste at the place of production before it’s collected. You do not need to register this exemption.
If you suspect anyone of illegal felling then you can check if permission exists and, if necessary, report the incident to the Forestry Commission.
Details of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters.
The differences between the 3 types of bottled water, and what bottled water is exempt from the rules.
Find out the requirements for importing organic products and when you need a certificate of inspection (COI).
How to assess the impact of your activity in estuarine (transitional) and coastal waters for the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The guidance is called Clearing the Waters for All.
Common waste codes for batteries, lightbulbs and electrical devices.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the storage tanks underground item.
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