Description

This course is based on the Statutory Biodiversity Metric issued for England’s first phase of mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain for most developments seeking planning permission. This course provides training on good practice for undertaking statutory biodiversity metric calculations for a development. It covers the baseline and post-development calculations, both on-site and off-site. While off-site calculations are covered, this course focuses on statutory biodiversity metric calculations for a development (rather than for offsite providers).

This training will be covered by three online Zoom sessions (each of three hours). Please note that this course does not cover details on designing Biodiversity Net Gain for a development, or the Watercourse component of the Statutory Metric or on Habitat Condition Assessments. Other CIEEM training courses are available on these aspects.

Who Should Attend?

Ecological consultants who design or are involved with Biodiversity Net Gain developments.

EIA practitioners, sustainability and environmental managers working on Biodiversity Net Gain developments who wish to expand their technical knowledge of biodiversity unit calculations.

Local authority ecologists and planners reviewing proposals for, or working on, Biodiversity Net Gain developments.

NGOs and land owners / managers who are involved with Biodiversity Net Gain developments and/or proposing and undertaking biodiversity offsets.

Knowledge Level

Intermediate

Prior Knowledge

This course is aimed at individuals with experience in biodiversity metric calculations.

Learning Outcomes

• Undertake a Statutory Biodiversity Metric calculation of the baseline of a development site.
• Undertake a Statutory Biodiversity Metric calculation of direct impacts on habitats from a development.
• Use Statutory Biodiversity Metric to support the design of Biodiversity Net Gain.