Did you know: Areas of Deficiency (AoD)

Did you know: Areas of Deficiency (AoD)

Emma Knowles, GiGL Partnership Officer What is AoD? Areas of Deficiency (AoD) are areas outside of a specified walking distance from open spaces that meet particular criteria. GiGL have two AoD datasets: Areas of Deficiency in Access to Nature and Areas of Deficiency...
London Sets a Trend

London Sets a Trend

Dr. Dave Dawson, ex-GLA, and John Archer, LB Tower Hamlets Biodiversity Officer and ex-GLA London has a trend-setting framework for protecting and enhancing biodiversity. The Mayor’s Biodiversity Strategy(1) has two main themes: protecting important wildlife habitat...
SINCs Board

SINCs Board

Maria Longley, GiGL Records Officer GiGL is now the official custodian of information on London’s 1,500 sites of importance for nature conservation – their citations and boundary information. This core dataset is one on which many of our products and services rely....