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Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
Understand the role of Natural England, local authorities and partnerships when designating or managing AONBs in England.
Final report from the Ecosystem Markets Task Force on why nature matters for businesses.
How developers can create and enhance habitat on-site to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG).
• The plan will drive nature recovery across landscapes and support economic growth, house building and infrastructure development
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...
This guide includes a selection of environmental and climate considerations to support the rollout of digital infrastructure. It is based on England jurisdiction, but has direct relevance across devolved administrations too.
Download and use Natural England's maps and data on the natural environment.
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