Tag: Biodiversity
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Amey management to receive biodiversity training
Senior leaders and managers at infrastructure consultancy Amey will go through biodiversity training as part of a new ‘nature-positive strategy’ for its operations and projects. Executive staff will receive training on “nature-based solutions, enhancing ecological connectivity and long-term ecosystem resilience”. The company will also appoint biodiversity champions to share success stories and promote best practices.…
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Most Brits unaware of Biodiversity Net Gain, report finds
If you’re building or renovating in England, you now face a new rule: your project must improve nature. But according to the latest BNG Industry Report for July, most people don’t know that and how it can affect planning permission applications, or how they make money from the scheme. The average public awareness of Biodiversity…
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Tool to automate early biodiversity assessments
The AI tool uses high-resolution imagery to generate detailed habitat maps, and classifies habitat types down to individual trees, ponds, and scrub patches. It also generates biodiversity unit scores to help with biodiversity net gain (BNG) compliance. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Kier supports UK-first study into seagrass use to fight microplastics
Matt Tompsett, head of sustainability and environment at Kier Transportation, said: “Our seagrass meadows need protecting and restoring. They are fantastic carbon sinks, rich in biodiversity, slow coastal erosion – and our study is focused on understanding if it can trap and remove microplastic from the ocean.” View the original article and our Inspiration here