As an independent organisation with a well-informed membership, NFBR provides constructive, unbiased input to influence policy and practice regarding the collection, management and use of biodiversity information.
Some examples of recent responses to consultations are below:
- NFBR supports LINK response to Government 2025 workplan and Spending Review - February 2025 - (link to PDF)
- NFBR supports LINK response to Government Working Paper on Development and Nature Recovery - Jan 2025 (link to PDF)
- NFBR supports LINK response to Government Working Paper on Brownfield Passports - Dec 2024 (link to PDF)
- NFBR supports LINK Joint water review open letter to Steve Reed - Oct 2024 (link to PDF or see more information here on the LINK website
- NFBR supports LINK response to Survey to the Joint Post Implementation Review (PIR) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and the Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitat Species Regulations 2017 - July 2024 (link to PDF)
- NFBR supports Planning Ahead at Land and Sea. A LINK briefing setting out the need for planning reform to deliver key infrastructure to fight climate change and restore nature - May 2024 (link to PDF)
- NFBR supports LINK Response to Strengthening planning policy for brownfield development consultation - March 2024 (link to PDF)
- NFBR response to joint review of JNCC - January 2016 (download PDF)
- NFBR response to NBN Strategic Action Plan - June 2015 (download PDF)
- NFBR response to NBN Strategy - 2014 (download PDF)
- NFBR response to GBIF consultation on data licensing - 2014 (download PDF)
- NFBR response to NERC consultation on potential change of governance of its research centres - August 2013 (download PDF)
- NFBR response to Defra consultation on biodiversity indicators - 2012 (download PDF)
- NFBR notes on Natural Environment White Paper - 2011 (download PDF)
- NFBR response to BRISC petition PE1229 to Scottish Government - March 2009 (download PDF)