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The Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 45: The Biodiversity Gain Site Register Regulations 2024 46: The Biodiversity Gain Site Register (Financial Penalties and Fees) Regulations 2024 47: The Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Exemptions) Regulations 2024 48
Biodiversity offsetting has been formally implemented into the planning process in England through the introduction of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) on February 12, 2024 under the Environment Act 2021 through modification to the Town and Country Planning Act. BNG is England’s domestic ecological compensation policy, designed to compensate for ...
The study found that the productivity of 3 major staple crops increased during this period: Yield gains were 18% for rice, 30% for corn and 43% for sweet potato. The study argues that improved varieties which had been introduced due to stricter plant variety protection contributed to this development, and that 74 million people could be fed ...
This committee has the authority to allow the extinction by exempting a federal agency from Section 7 requirements. To exempt a species, five of the seven members must vote in favor of the exemption. [8] The following conditions must be met for a species to be considered for exemption: there must be no reasonable alternative to the agency's action
Regulation No. 857 – "Regulations regarding Procedures for Ascertaining of Groundwater Resources and Criteria of Quality" 19 October 2004; Regulations no 184 Requirements for Activities with Biocidal Products; Regulations no 340 on Procedures for Import, Notification and Risk Assessment of New Chemical Substances (6 August 2002)
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is a multilateral treaty.The Convention has three main goals: the conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity); the sustainable use of its components; and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources.
The CCBA advocates for the adherence to Climate, Community, and Biodiversity (CCB) Standards, which are guidelines for investors, policymakers, project managers and civil society observers to evaluate land-based climate change mitigation projects by identifying projects that aid local communities and biodiversity, as well as delivering lower ...
Nature-positive is a concept and goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030, and to achieve full nature recovery by 2050. [1] According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, the aim is to achieve this through "measurable gains in the health, abundance, diversity, and resilience of species, ecosystems, and natural processes."