Ecology and Biodiversity

A b of very little brain

With apologies to A A Milne, the “b” in the title does, of course, refer to the bee not the bear. Most of our readers will already be aware of the...

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Posted June 27, 2023
In Agri-environmental schemes

SFI 2023 offer

Farming Minister The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP has announced the launch of the 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer today. This is the full expanded SFI offer and, in launching...

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Posted June 21, 2023
In Agri-environmental schemes

Nature for finance

Another day, another initiative in the UK Farm to Fork charm offensive. This time, an announcement from secretary of State Thérèse Coffey of what she describes as the first ever ‘Nature...

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Posted June 20, 2023
In Agri-environmental schemes

Landscape recovery

The Government has just announced the second round of funding for its landscape recovery programme. Given the scale of the scheme, the first round funding has tended to go to projects...

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Posted May 18, 2023
In Agri-environmental schemes

Nature markets

“DEFRA released the Nature Market Framework earlier this year. This document outlines how private investment in nature recovery can be combined with funding for ecosystem services. We talked about this concept...

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Posted May 17, 2023
In Agri-environmental schemes

Biodiversity net gain and stacking

“Further to our April 2023 article we are taking a closer look at what Defra has published to-date on the topic of stacking”, says Henry Buckpitt of Acorn Rural Property Consultants....

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Posted April 4, 2023
In Ecology and Biodiversity

Tax on BNG (and tenanted land)

To coincide with the delivery of the Budget on 15 March 2023, HMT has announced a consultation and call for evidence on the taxation of environmental land management and ecosystem service...

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Posted March 16, 2023
In Agri-environmental schemes

Mandatory BNG confirmed

“DEFRA has recently confirmed that Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) will be mandatory for developments in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 with effect from November 2023. For those who are...

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Posted March 3, 2023
In Ecology and Biodiversity

Biodiversity Net Gain

“If anyone looking to obtain planning permission for development is not yet familiar with the concept of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), they soon will be. Under the Environment Act 2021 (the...

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Posted February 3, 2023
In Ecology and Biodiversity

Happy Christmas

We wish all our clients and contacts a very happy Christmas and look forward to working with them to unlock whatever opportunities the New Year may bring. Our offices will be...

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Posted December 22, 2022
In Agri-environmental schemes