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Joseph Thomas
Senior Advisor, Biodiversity Net Gain, Natural England.
Joseph works as part of the team at Natural England designing, creating and implementing the flagship new nature policy for England, ‘Biodiversity Net Gain’ (BNG). He works in a team developing and rolling out a plan for Monitoring and Evaluation of the policy.
BNG was made mandatory on 12 February 2024 following years of trials and development. The policy affects a wide bracket of land developments, enforcing a biodiversity gain (measured using habitat as a proxy) of at least 10%. This means development will result in more or better-quality natural habitat than there was before development. BNG aims to benefit people and nature directly, helping communities enjoy and thrive in high-quality natural surroundings.
Joseph’s professional background is mostly in the private sector, working in renewable energy and climate mitigation financing.
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