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Use this service to register an ivory item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
How to assess a planning application when there are bats on or near a proposed development site.
What to include in a habitat management and monitoring plan (HMMP) to improve biodiversity for the long term.
How developers can create and enhance habitat on-site to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG).
How to control rabbits on your property or business using traps, snares and other methods.
How developers can create and enhance habitat off-site or buy biodiversity units to achieve biodiversity net gain (BNG).
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
Steps land managers can take to sell biodiversity units to meet their biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
As a land owner, occupier or authorised person, use this general licence to kill or take certain wild birds to conserve wild birds, flora or fauna of conservation concern.
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
How biodiversity net gain (BNG) applies to irreplaceable habitats.
How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
How to assess planning proposals that may affect great crested newts if the developer applies to use the Natural England district level licensing (DLL) scheme.
How to deal with wild birds causing a health or safety issue, or a problem on your farm or fishery and when you need a licence.
Check if you need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
Information responsible authorities should include in a local nature recovery strategy.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for research, conservation or development projects.
How to create and implement a conservation covenant agreement to preserve your land in England.
Apply for your organisation to become a responsible body for conservation covenants.
Guidance on the methods that can be used to help manage wild birds like geese, gulls and pigeons without a licence.
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