Habitat Compensation Programme HCP
The National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England Glossary, published by the Environment Agency, defines Habitat Compensation Programme (HCP) as: ‘A national network of regional programmes set up by the Environment Agency to coordinate and oversee habitat creation projects to ensure that the flood and coastal risk management programme meets its legal obligations to habitats and species arising from the Habitats Regulations (2017)’.
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- Coastal groups.
- Environment Agency.
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- Habitats sites.
- Planning for floods.
- Shoreline management plans SMPs.
- Special Areas of Conservation.
- Special Protection Areas.
- Sustainable shoreline protection solutions.
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