Environment (Wales) Act

Lords examines Fisheries Bill

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Friday, February 28, 2020
United Kingdom, Scotland, Environmental law in the United Kingdom, Fishing in England, Marine Management Organisation, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Conservation in Scotland, Environment of Scotland, Fishing in Scotland, John Gardiner, Baron Gardiner of Kimble, Environment (Wales) Act, Welsh Government

The Fisheries Billstarts itscommittee stage, the first chance for line by line examination, in the Lords on Monday 2 March.

Key Points: 
  • The Fisheries Billstarts itscommittee stage, the first chance for line by line examination, in the Lords on Monday 2 March.
  • Members are expected to discuss subjects including:
    legal duty on public authorities to achieve fisheries objectives.
  • Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative), Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, opened the debate on the bill and responded on behalf of the government.
  • protect the UK's marine environment by extending the powers of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and Scottish and Welsh ministers.

Net gain

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Thursday, February 27, 2020
Biodiversity, Nature, Natural environment, Branches of biology, Biodiversity offsetting, Carbon offset, No net loss wetlands policy, Environment (Wales) Act, Biodiversity banking

POST - Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

Key Points: 
  • POST - Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

    Under the July 2018 revision of the National Planning Policy Framework, the government requires local authorities in England to embed relevant strategies into local plans to deliver a net environmental gain over possible reductions caused by developments and infrastructure.

  • In December 2018, Defra
    launched a consultation on implementing a mandatory biodiversity net gain requirement for development in England.
  • Industry good practice principles for biodiversity net gain requires following the mitigation hierarchy to avoid and then minimise impacts on biodiversity and then achieve gains by the creation or restoration of habitats on the development site, or outside of it if this is not possible (referred to as offsetting).
  • This POSTbrief summarises the net gain and previous no net loss approaches, the mitigation hierarchy and biodiversity offsetting as well as the ethical and social concerns, and the governance and technical challenges involved.

Lords debates Fisheries Bill

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Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Countries, Environmental law in the United Kingdom, ClientEarth, Environmental law, Marine Management Organisation, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, John Gardiner, Baron Gardiner of Kimble, Parliament of Singapore, Environment (Wales) Act, Speaker of the House of Commons, Seafarers UK, United Kingdom

Members of the Lords will discuss the key principles and purpose of the Fisheries Bill during second reading on Tuesday 11 February.

Key Points: 
  • Members of the Lords will discuss the key principles and purpose of the Fisheries Bill during second reading on Tuesday 11 February.
  • Speakers expected to take part include a member of the ClientEarth Development Committee and a trustee of Seafarers UK.
  • Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative), Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, is expected to open the debate on the bill and respond on behalf of the government.
  • protect the UK's marine environment by extending the powers of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and Scottish and Welsh Ministers.

Net Gain

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Biodiversity, Nature, Natural environment, Biodiversity offsetting, Branches of biology, Carbon offset, No net loss wetlands policy, Environment (Wales) Act, Biodiversity banking

POST - Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

Key Points: 
  • POST - Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

    Under the July 2018 revision of the National Planning Policy Framework, the government requires local authorities in England to embed relevant strategies into local plans to deliver a net environmental gain over possible reductions caused by developments and infrastructure.

  • In December 2018, Defra
    launched a consultation on implementing a mandatory biodiversity net gain requirement for development in England.
  • Industry good practice principles for biodiversity net gain requires following the mitigation hierarchy to avoid and then minimise impacts on biodiversity and then achieve gains by the creation or restoration of habitats on the development site, or outside of it if this is not possible (referred to as offsetting).
  • This POSTbrief summarises the net gain and previous no net loss approaches, the mitigation hierarchy and biodiversity offsetting as well as the ethical and social concerns, and the governance and technical challenges involved.