Subject area 06

Biodiversity & climate

Consider ecosystems, changing conditions and resource dependencies together.

Start with the guidance

Read the foundations, then follow the connections to related environmental decisions.

Practical guidance

Connect site activities and resource dependencies to habitats and ecosystems before choosing biodiversity actions.

Reviewed 16 October 2026

Understand responsibilities, priorities and the relationship between operations and the environment.

Bring environmental decisions, responsibilities and evidence into everyday work.

Connect activities and pressures to the changes they can cause in the environment.

Prevent releases at source and understand pathways through air, water and land.