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No Evidence That England’s New ‘Biodiversity Boost’ Planning Policy Will Help Birds Or Butterflies
A new legal requirement for developers to demonstrate a biodiversity boost in planning applications could make a more meaningful impact on nature recovery if improvements are made to the way nature’s value is calculated, say researchers at the University of Cambridge.
From 2024, the UK’s Environment Act requires planning...