Biodiversity Net Gain Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

13 Feb 2024

Seabed user group call for moratorium on intertidal biodiversity metric

The Seabed User & Developer Group (SUDG), an informal grouping of the UK’s key marine industries, have called on the UK government to put in place a moratorium on the biodiversity metric for intertidal habitats. Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a policy set out in the Environment Act 2021 and on 12 February 2024 it […]

08 Aug 2023

Statutory biodiversity credit prices

Marine News

Buying statutory biodiversity credits is a last resort option for developers if they are unable to use on-site or off-site units to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG). In these circumstances they are able to buy statutory biodiversity credits using a credit sales service, which will be available once BNG becomes mandatory. A set of indicative […]