Guidance

Environmental objectives: useful resources

Updated 20 October 2023

Applies to England

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A list of resources to help you meet the environmental objectives in the criteria and scoring guidance.

It might be useful for you to use:

  • the which is definitive for habitats - for example, to decide what counts as 鈥榗oastal habitat鈥�
  • Designations in to locate sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) and other protected sites
  • if your project includes SSSIs
  • the to get advice on managing invasive, non-native species
  • the , a reference guide to support nature recovery
  • to apply the mosaic approach to different habitats. You could deliver a habitat mosaic through the restoration of natural, dynamic processes in a low-intervention approach, targeted management to create or restore semi-natural habitats or a combination of these 2 approaches
  • the Environment Agency鈥檚 flood risk maps to check risk in the proposed project area
  • for projects resilient to climate change and supporting species adaptation
  • the to understand the water environment in your proposed project area
  • working with natural processes to reduce flood risk documents for nature-based solutions to create or restore water-dependent habitats
  • your local and the to find out about heritage sites in your proposed project area
  • for opportunities for enhancing heritage sites in your project area
  • the National Character Area profiles for an overview of local landscape character and heritage. Many local authorities have also undertaken landscape character assessment - this should be available on the authority鈥檚 website
  • from National Library of Scotland and to understand how landscapes have changed
  • the UK Forestry Standard for the government鈥檚 approach to sustainable forestry - you can also refer to the

If you want to consider how your project will align with the local environmental context, see:

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