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Nairobi, 12 September 2023 – Rapid urbanisation worldwide means every five days, the world adds buildings equivalent to the size of Paris, with the built environment sector already responsible for 37 per cent of global emissions. A report published today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Yale Center for Ecosystems + Architecture (Yale CEA), under the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC), offers solutions to decarbonize the buildings […]

Conservation covenants criteria announced by UK government on 27th July 2023. Another missing part of the Biodiversity Net Gain jigsaw is found. Yet there are still a huge number of pieces of the jigsaw still missing. Earlier today, the UK Government announced the statutory biodiversity credits price guidelines. What are Conservation Covenants? A conservation covenant is an agreement between a landowner and a body like a charity or public body […]

Statutory biodiversity credit prices announced by UK governmentOn 27th July 2023, the UK government announced the pricing of biodiversity credits. The prices are an important indication of how Biodiversity Net Gain will take centre stage for larger developments from November 2023.Be sure not to head over to the government page and look at the pricing tables only, and overlook this ultra important line that is included on the page."You must […]