The Planning Advisory Services (PAS) has commissioned law firm Dentons to create a suite of templates which can be adapted by local authorities for use in securing biodiversity net gains (BNG), giving life to various key provisions of the Environment Act (2021). This...
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Reforestation and the golden rules
Would you have guessed there were as many as three trillion trees in the world? Read that again. Three trillion. That is about 400 trees for every living human being. And since trees first appeared more than 350 million years ago, during what was known as the...
Empowering Landowners with AKA: A New Era in Land Investment
Land is more than just a piece of earth; it's a valuable asset that holds immense potential for profit and sustainability. Recognising this untapped potential, AKA (pronounced 'acre') has established itself as a revolutionary platform aimed at empowering landowners,...
Biodiversity Net Gain
What is BNG? Biodiversity Net Gain, or “BNG” for short, is for many people the most puzzling of the main three land-based pollution offsets (the other two being carbon and nitrate offsetting). People generally understand what is meant by biodiversity: the prevalence...