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As a land owner, occupier or authorised person, use this general licence to kill or take certain species of wild birds to prevent serious damage.
Understand the role of Natural England, local authorities and partnerships when designating or managing AONBs in England.
Information for developers and local planning authorities explaining statutory biodiversity credits, and the process of buying them.
Map showing the local nature recovery strategy (LNRS) areas in England and the responsible authority who will lead the preparation of each strategy.
Check the definition of composite products and understand the import rules and restrictions, depending on the ingredients in your food product.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
Plant health controls, imports and exports, certification schemes, plant passporting and listed quarantine plant pests.
How land managers, developers, local planning authorities and responsible bodies can enter into a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain.
Information on practices and procedures covered under the Plant Varieties Act 1997, the Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations 1998 and the Seeds Regulations 2001.
North West and Border Esk byelaws are statutory rules (regulated by law) and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
Sheep and goat owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move sheep or goats.
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
Guidance on how organisations can carry out conformity assessments against the British Standards Institution (BSI) Nature Investment Standards.
How to sell biodiversity units to developers for biodiversity net gain: explore the market, register a gain site and record allocations.
How developers can create and enhance habitat off-site or buy biodiversity units to achieve biodiversity net gain (BNG).
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.
Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
Service for Marketing Authorisation Holders, Manufacturers and Wholesalers.
How developers can use habitat creation or enhancements to count towards their biodiversity net gain (BNG).
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