Course content

Contains 17 recorded speaker presentations and Q&A transcripts from events between 2023 and 2026

  1. Biodiversity Net Gain Virtual Symposium

  2. Natural England BNG Update 2026

  3. Why We Need GIS Data Standards for BNG Assessments

  4. Mandatory BNG: ILM's Experience Two Years In

  5. Designing and Delivering Biodiversity Net Gain from an LPA Perspective

  6. An Ecological Consultant's Perspective on Applying Mandatory BNG

About this course

  • £30.00
  • 19 lessons
  • 7.5 hours of video content

What presentations will feature in this virtual symposium?

Aimed at ecologists, conservationists and environmental professionals looking to learn about BNG case studies and best practice.

  • Understand how Biodiversity Net Gain policy and guidance are evolving in practice, including key updates from Natural England and national initiatives shaping the use of metrics, data, and regulatory frameworks.

  • Learn from real-world case studies of Biodiversity Net Gain delivery across local authorities, infrastructure projects, and habitat banking schemes, exploring how organisations are implementing BNG and overcoming practical challenges.

  • Develop practical knowledge of best practice approaches to Biodiversity Net Gain, including habitat condition assessment, species considerations (e.g. bats), metric application, and designing schemes that deliver long-term, meaningful ecological outcomes.

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Virtual Symposiums

This content was generated through our virtual symposium programme. These one-off events cover a wide range of conservation, ecology and natural history topics such as Biodiversity Net Gain, biological recording and wildlife gardening.
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