20: Biodiversity Net Gain in England with Defra's Helen Fearnley

In this episode, we get your questions about Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) answered by Helen Fearnley who works in Defra's BNG team.  We also cover BNG in Ireland and the Nature COP or COP16 in Colombia. Nature In A Nutshell is brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM). We are the leading professional membership body representing and supporting ecologists and environmental managers in the UK, Ireland and abroad. Visit our website: https://cieem.net/ Show notes:CIEEM's BNG webpagePlanning portal: Application system update: Ensuring eligibility for the most used Biodiversity Net Gain exemptionsPlanning Advisory Service: BNGStatutory biodiversity metric tools and guidesCIEEM Briefing Paper: Biodiversity Net Gain in IrelandCOP16 kicks off in ColombiaTwelve sites were added to the IUCN's green list Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.