Natural capitaland Nature-Based Solutions
Adonis Blue Environmental Consultants supports your work in enhancing natural resources to deliver biodiversity net gain, carbon storage and nutrient neutrality.
We provide end-to-end services to help you:
- Understand the value of the various ecosystem services your land could deliver
- Design and implement nature-based solutions projects to achieve maximum impact for nature and society
- Access funding via natural capital markets, including Biodiversity Net Gain, Carbon, and Nutrient Neutrality.
- Monitor and report on outcomes
With our in-depth understanding of ecosystem function and habitat restoration and management, we are best placed to ensure projects are designed optimally within the landscape context and are sensitive to the needs of local wildlife.
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)
Developers in England are legally required to deliver at least 10% “Biodiversity Net Gain” (BNG) on new housing, industrial or commercial developments and small sites. This means that each development must leave nature in a better state than it was found by creating or improving wildlife habitats and maintaining them for 30 years. This should be delivered on-site within developments where possible, but if it isn't developers can "offset" their BNG by paying nearby landowners to deliver habitat creation and enhancement on their land instead.
We can help developers, with BNG assessments, on-site metrics and finding units and landowners that are looking to put their land into off-setting for BNG.
Get in touch today to arrange a free consultation. You can fill out the form at the bottom of this page, email bngenquiries@adonisblue.org.uk, or call us during business hours at 01622 357 821 or contact Michael Griffin.
Carbon
The UK Government has set a legally binding target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Ecosystems play a vital role in absorbing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in soil, roots, and above-ground plant biomass. Our bespoke Carbon + Habitat Tool uses the most up-to-date science to accurately estimate the amount of carbon your land could store over 50 years through the creation of different habitats. This carbon can be used in your own businesses carbon accounting or sold on natural capital markets, such as Wilder Carbon.
We work with clients to design natural and cost-effective solutions to enhance appropriate habitat, to offset and store carbon emissions and support a carbon net zero approach that enhances and protects the future of our woodlands, wetlands, water bodies, species-rich grasslands and heathlands
Nutrient Neutrality
Rainwater runoff from farms and developments can cause excessive levels of nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus to end up in our rivers, streams, and lakes. Excessive nutrients in our water bodies massively impacts water quality and can cause algal blooms which are deadly to fish and aquatic plants, and makes water toxic to humans, dogs, and livestock. Evidence shows that nutrient runoff is having disastrous impacts at some of our most important designated wildlife sites.
Achieving nutrient neutrality is one way to address the existing uncertainty surrounding the impact of new development on designated sites and ensure compliance with the Habitats Regulations.
Where development sites and land management risk additional damage through nitrate seepage into sensitive sites such as those designated for wildlife, we will advise and build in a nature-based design that captures nitrates at the source. This provides a landscape for people and nature and invests in offsite conservation work that leaves a real net gain at a scale significant enough to make a difference for wildlife.
Contact
Get in touch today to arrange a free consultation. You can fill out the form at the bottom of this page, email bngenquiries@adonisblue.org.uk, or call us during business hours at 01622 357 821 or contact Michael Griffin.