SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 88·6.226
Biodiversity Protection and Enhancement
Development proposals should protect existing biodiversity and, where feasible, seek to enhance it to strengthen nature networks and restore degraded habitats in response to climate change impacts.
Climate change is adversely impacting nature and biodiversity. Development proposals should, therefore, protect and, where feasible, seek to enhance biodiversity which could contribute to strengthening existing nature networks and restoring degraded habitats.
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