Natural England
October 2022
International Obligations Analysis
The delivery of this work involved an overarching analysis of all international nature conservation obligations to which the UK is currently subject and the nature and strength of those obligations. A comparison was then made between the requirements of the Habitats Directive (as transposed into the Habitat Regulations) and wider international nature conservation obligations, and the relationship between them.
Further work was delivered on the extent to which other existing domestic sites and species legislation meet the international nature conservation obligations and the development of case stidy examples to pinpoint the duties within the Habitat Regulations which have been key in securing win-win solutions in terms of nature and the economy, how they link in with the international obligations and illustrating the long-term value in their retention.
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DTA News:
DTA Ecology is delighted to announce that, having withdrawn the UK HRA Handbook as a result of legislative reform following Brexit, we have recently been commissioned to adapt the UK Handbook for use in the Republic of Ireland. Watch this space for news about the forthcoming AA Handbook for Irish practitioners.