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What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
Check if you need an Article 10 or Article 60 certificate for commercial use of a CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) specimen.
How developers can create and enhance habitat on-site to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Apply to join the Natural England great crested newt district level licensing scheme as a developer, ecologist or landowner.
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
Use this service to find out the rules, and the pest or disease risks for importing plants, plant products or seeds to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) for commercial use.
What you must do to avoid harming badgers and when you’ll need a licence.
What to include in a habitat management and monitoring plan (HMMP) to improve biodiversity for the long term.
What you need to do for biodiversity net gain (BNG) if irreplaceable habitat is present.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
Find out what to do and how much it costs to register a biodiversity gain site.
How to control rabbits on your property or business using traps, snares and other methods.
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
The prices of statutory biodiversity credits from the date biodiversity net gain (BNG) becomes mandatory.
Find out what you need to do to keep wild birds or animals legally and safely, including when you need a licence and how to get one.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects – and report actions taken under a licence.
How land managers, developers, local planning authorities (LPAs) and responsible bodies can enter into a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain.
Information for developers and local planning authorities explaining statutory biodiversity credits, and the process of buying them.
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