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Natural Resources Wales ensures the environment and natural resources of Wales are sustainably maintained and used, now and in the future. Natural Resources Wales works with the Welsh Government .
The Natural Environment Research Council is the driving force of investment in environmental science. NERC is part of the UK Research and Innovation .
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
We’re the government’s adviser for the natural environment in England. We help to protect and restore our natural world. Natural England is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs .
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
Apply for a licence to manage and control certain non-native (alien) species.
Find out what you must do as a public body when carrying out or approving activities on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like
As a Natural England contractor or partner, complete the appropriate licence form to allow you to download aerial data in the UK provided by APGB consortium.
Find out how grants from the EU and the Heritage Lottery Fund help projects in the natural environment.
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