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Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change at the Landscape Scale: a new £12.5m pilot programme

Mike Morecroft, 23 July 2021 - Biodiversity, Climate change, Science and evidence

Natural habitats, such as peatlands, forests, saltmarsh and grasslands contain large amounts of carbon and will play an important part in reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions. There are two aspects to this: stopping emissions from damaged habitats and starting …

Biodiversity Metric 3.0 – a milestone moment for biodiversity net gain

Mel Hughes, 21 July 2021 - Biodiversity

Publishing Biodiversity Metric 3.0 was a landmark moment for biodiversity net gain, it will become the metric used to calculate and evidence whether a project has achieved the biodiversity net gain requirements set out in the Environment Bill. Biodiversity Net …

Peatland Discovery Grant launched to support the next waves of peatland restoration

Bradley Tooze, 7 July 2021 - Climate change, Peat

The importance of peat for nature and for our climate have been making the headlines in recent weeks. With growing interest in restoring our peatlands, I am delighted to report that we are launching a new Discovery Grant today (7th …

Natural England licensing statistics for 2020

Dave Slater, 28 June 2021 - Licensing

As explained in my blog in January 2020, Natural England remains committed to making our wildlife licensing statistics publicly available. We published our 2018 and 2019 stats last year. We get a lot of correspondence and public reaction around our …

Using natural capital to recover nature for people and wildlife

Tricia Rice, 1 June 2021 - Natural Capital

Tricia Rice from Natural England explains a new resource available to help with nature’s recovery and natural capital. If you are making decisions about the future of places and want these decisions to be beneficial for nature’s recovery and the …

Dearne Valley Wetlands SSSI notification

Natural England, 13 May 2021 - Protected sites and species

Natural England is delighted that the national importance of Dearne Valley Wetlands in South Yorkshire has been recognised by their notification as a new Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) this week. As Jeff Lunn of the Garganey Trust says …

White-tailed eagles set for return to East Anglia

Dave Slater, 10 May 2021 - Species re-introductions

Natural England has licensed the re-introduction in Norfolk of white-tailed eagles – one of England’s lost native species. Dave Slater, Director for wildlife licensing cases, explains the decision and how it came to pass. White-tailed eagles were once widespread throughout …

Natural England publishes major new report on carbon storage and sequestration by habitat

Ruth Gregg and Mike Morecroft, 20 April 2021 - Biodiversity, Climate change, Science and evidence

Natural England has released a new report on carbon storage and sequestration, the impact that different UK habitats can have in taking carbon out of the atmosphere and helping us hit net zero by 2050, whilst delivering for both biodiversity and conservation

Bat licensing at Jones Hill Wood

Natural England, 31 March 2021 - Licensing

A look into Natural England's role in species licensing and our decision regarding Jones Hill Wood.

Swanscombe cements its place among England’s finest nature sites – James Seymour, Area Manager for Kent and Sussex

Natural England, 12 March 2021 - Protected sites and species

The designation of a new Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is always a cause for celebration in Natural England because it means more of the rich fabric of our natural world has been recognised. This only happens after a …

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