Nature recovery resources and Verna news
Free tool: How to calculate Biodiversity Net Gain monitoring charges
Verna publishes Excel calculator to help Local Planning Authorities mitigate the financial risks of monitoring BNG.
Are Local Planning Authorities ready to monitor mandatory BNG?
CIEEM features research by LPAs and Verna highlighting challenges created by Biodiversity Net Gain and potential solutions.
Verna wins Geovation accelerator place
Verna selected for inclusion in prestigious accelerator run by Ordnance Survey and HM Land Registry.
Investment round takes Verna’s funding to over £2m
Vanneck EIS and Octopus Ventures investment follows earlier announcement of £1.4m UK Government innovation contract.
£1.4m Government funding for ForestFounder
Minister announces innovation contract for Verna to further develop its ForestFounder software, funded from the UK’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio.
UK Government funds Verna’s ForestFounder data science system
Joint project with Forest Research will extend the software’s coverage to all of Great Britain, and include faster-growing tree species.
Verna underpins plan for more trees next to England’s roads
National Highways’ net zero plan includes target to plant at least 3m trees by 2030, based on Verna analysis of roadside opportunities.
Verna analysis helps to shape UK’s National Food Strategy
Independent review recommends supporting farmers to increase tree cover, based on Verna’s assessment of national potential.