From the 12th February 2024 all major developments (unless exempt) are required to deliver net gains for biodiversity. GiGL has been working on various projects over the last few years in preparation for biodiversity net gain. If you’d like to learn more about BNG, we...
New data search report figures and resources In May 2022 we published a GiGLer article re-introducing our data search reports and presenting our new interactive map that shows data search report figures per Local Authority. We suggest you read the article for an...
GiGL’s data search reports are an authoritative source of information on London’s natural environment and are key components when assessing the potential ecological impact of development projects. Delivered on our behalf by eCountability, each report contains...
London is constantly developing. With Biodiversity Net Gain, future developments will hopefully also benefit nature (A view over Croydon from Addington Hills, Geoff Henson CC BY-ND 2.0) Planning has a very important part to play in helping to protect and restore...
We are very pleased to announce that the “Biodiversity Evidence – Better Outcomes from Planning” (BE-BOP) project report has been published. This project was delivered by Greenspace Information for Greater London CIC (GiGL) from October 2019 to September 2020 and was...