Natural Capital is now recognised as a key issue for land.
What went from something seen as a fringe interest has become mainstream and is now an emerging focus of government support. This is energising those involved in land to ask the question: “What should we do about it?”
How can we help?
The experts in our leading Net Zero, Environmental and Estates practices are at the forefront of this sector. We have a wide breadth and depth of experience helping private landowners, institutions, corporates, intermediaries, developers, utilities and public bodies avoid the legal pitfalls of these type of schemes, whilst maximising the opportunities that can come from nature-based solutions to climate change.
Whatever the nature of your project, we can provide you with a dedicated team of experts to meet your requirements, bringing together experienced experts from our real estate, planning and compulsory purchase, environment, corporate, dispute resolution, private client and finance teams.
Areas of focus
We have considerable expertise advising on:
- The acquisition of land for natural capital projects
- Regenerative agriculture schemes including in the context of share farming structures
- Advising on the strategic approach to incorporating Natural Capital into a land portfolio
- Advising on the creation and operation of habitat banks
- Drafting offsetting agreements to deal with brokerage arrangements, landowner due diligence, project establishment and maintenance, offsetting validation and monitoring
- Developing innovating tenancy agreements to enable Natural Capital projects to flourish
- Consenting issues for local planning authorities
- Environmental credit sale agreements and guiding clients through emerging legislation and practices
- Environmental credit schemes such as the Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code
Whether this is your first venture into natural capital, or you are looking for advice on your existing projects, get in touch to discuss how we can help you achieve your sustainability aspirations.