A new legal requirement for developers to demonstrate a biodiversity boost in planning applications could make a more meaningful impact on nature recovery if improvements are made to the way nature's ...

SAO PAULO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - As the U.N. COP15 summit in Montreal aims to halt rapid destruction of nature and restore degraded lands, some experts have called for selling "biodiversity credits" to ...

Payments that enable landowners to rewild ecologically degraded land—in the form of biodiversity credits bought by investors ...

We have been closely following the emerging details of the new biodiversity net gain (BNG) regime and the emerging market for off-site BNG which is expected to come into force for most planning ...

The Situation: On January 17, 2024, mandatory biodiversity net gain ("BNG") regulations took effect, impacting most new developments in England. The Development: From February 12, 2024, developers ...

Binding targets for governments and an overhaul of the spatial planning process are key to Europe's mission to restore its degraded ecosystems. The EU stresses the value of biodiversity and claims ...

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä assessed the extent of harvesting in Finnish forests of different biodiversity values between 2018 and 2022. Picture: Rémi Duflot. Intensive forest ...

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Concepts and values -- 1.The necessity for biodiversity research: we are responsible for the quality of life of coming generations / Johann-Wolfgang Wagele -- ...

Researchers trialled the UK's new statutory biodiversity metric by using it to calculate the biodiversity value of 24 sites across England. These sites have all been monitored over the long-term, ...

Seen as way to boost investment in protecting nature Concerns over rigour of market, valuation complexity Role of governments in mandating action a COP15 focus SAO PAULO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - As the U.N ...