OUR APPETITE FOR BIODIVERSITY – MORE NOT LESS!
November 2023The variety of living things on earth, or biodiversity as it is commonly known, is in decline faster now than at any other point in human history. Despite being vital to our survival, the natural resources that make up nature’s life-support systems are hurtling worryingly fast towards the point of no return.
In recognition of the wide-ranging benefits that nature provides society, the 2018 introduction of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) as a fundamental pillar of the UK’s 25-year Environment Plan was a step in the right direction.