Mandatory #BiodiversityNetGain goes live in England today, meaning that new developments will need to provide a minimum 10% biodiversity net gain, lasting at least 30 years, measured using the statutory biodiversity metric… 2/

This is an incredibly ambitious policy which embeds biodiversity within the planning process with the aim to leave biodiversity in a better state post-development 🌳 🌿  However, there are certain gaps in the policy which may lead to sub-optimal outcomes for invertebrate populations… 3/