NEW PODCAST: A Developer, an Ecologist and a Social Scientist Walk into a Habitat Bank…

Guests
Natalie Duffus (DPhil student, Dept. of Biology)
Matti Troiano (Research Assistant, School of Geography and the Environment)
Host: Stephen Thomas (Centre Manager, Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery)
In this illuminating episode, we tackle the increasingly tangled web of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and get an update on what is happening with its current implementation. We also look at the Nature Restoration Fund — two major pieces of England’s ecological compensation puzzle.
Our guests Natalie and Matti break down what these policies are, how they affect developers, landowners, and communities, and why even good intentions may go awry when market logic meets under-resourced local authorities.
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