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How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
How to assess planning proposals that may affect great crested newts if the developer applies to use the Natural England district level licensing (DLL) scheme.
Understand the role of Natural England, local authorities and partnerships when designating or managing AONBs in England.
Licences for activities affecting birds.
Guidance for policy and decision makers to help them consider the value of a natural capital approach.
How to assess a planning application when there are water voles on or near a proposed development site.
How to prepare and what to do if you’re affected by extreme weather and natural hazards while travelling or living abroad.
How the rules are changing to extend eligible Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements from 2025 and what you need to do.
The Natural History Museum (NHM) is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within 5 main collections: Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology. The museum is a world-renowned centre of research, specialising in taxonomy, identification...
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