Biodiversity Offsetting
Biodiversity offsetting is defined as “conservation activity designed to deliver biodiversity benefits in one place to compensate for losses in another, in a measurable way”. It can be used to offset the environmental losses from a development project by creating or restoring habitats elsewhere. H&H Land & Estates offers a complete service to you in relation to biodiversity offsetting, whether you are a developer or an offset provider.
Biodiversity offsetting services includes:
- Negotiating offset requirements with the local planning authority
- Ecological surveying of development and potential offset sites
- Calculating biodiversity metrics
- Professional guidance on the restoration or creation of habitats
- Biodiversity Offset Management Plans
- Long-term monitoring of offset sites
- Brokering agreements between developers and offset providers
- Valuation of biodiversity units
- Locating and negotiating the purchase of suitable offset land