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Reports, articles, and podcasts on the built environment, sustainability and biodiversity

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Learn about the role of bats in biodiversity, our neighbourhoods and how we need to consider them for the built environment.

Designing Biodiversity Net Gain for BatsBats

Designing Biodiversity Net Gain for Bats

Designing Biodiversity Net Gain for Bats From 12 Feb 2024 (majors) and 2 Apr 2024 (small sites), developments in England must deliver at least +10% Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), measured using the Statutory Biodiversity Metric and secured for 30 years. For bats—European Protected Species—getting BNG right means designing habitat within species-specific core sustenance zones (CSZs), […]

Jackie De Burca · 1/7/2024