{"id":175,"date":"2026-05-27T16:51:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/netgain\/?page_id=175"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:14:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:14:25","slug":"policy-note","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/netgain\/23-2\/policy-note\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy Note"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Land, Environment, Economics and Policy (LEEP) Institute has researched various aspects of Biodiversity & Environmental Net Gain. This Policy Note sets out the findings of this research and a series of Recommendations to improve delivery of Net Gain in practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Key Recommendations to Improve Delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain are:
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The UK\u2019s Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) policy is a major step forward in addressing biodiversity loss.

However, its potential is constrained by its complexity and implementation. The following simple changes could drastically improve its performance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Strengthen and better implement BNG as a tool for tackling the biodiversity crisis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Simplify and refine the Biodiversity Metric
    to focus on wildlife at greatest risk. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Biodiversity improvement, public access
    to greenspace and wider environmental
    improvements are all important but need
    separate provision. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Chosing the right place (and right funds) is required for biodiversity improvement. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Chosing the right place for people is required (where this objective remains).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    <\/object>BNG-Policy-Note_Mar2026_Final<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Cite as:<\/span>
    Tingley D, Narbett L, Addicott E, Binner A, Balmford B, Day B H, Groom B, Mancini M and Bateman, I J. (2025). LEEP Institute Policy Note: Delivering Biodiversity Net Gain in practice. LEEP Institute, University of Exeter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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