but now, they're not expected until the new year. as claire marshall reports.st always a cost to the natural world. lost green spaces or trees and hedges cut down. with the uk's wildlife in devastating decline, a law was passed to force developers in england to improve habitats either on the building site itself or as close to it as possible called biodiversity net gain or bmg, it could see more schemes like this one intensively farmed fields brought up to be turned into wildlife rich havens. schemes that bring land back to life like these wetlands. these rules were due to come into force in november. but the bbc understands they now won't be introduced until next year at the earliest. there's been a lot of time and a lot of preparation. a lot of developers have done a lot of work to prepare for bmg and a lot of local authorities have had to do that as well. so it feels unnecessary really for there to be a delay. and we're quite...quite shocked that that's where we've ended up. we need the government to take action and to invest in making sure that we deliver o

but now, they're not expected until the new year as claire marshall reports.h the uk's wildlife in devastating decline, a law was passed to force developers in england to improve habitats either on the building site itself or as close to it as possible. because it provides buffer habitat... called biodiversity net gain or bmg, it could see more schemes like this one, intensively farmed fields brought up to be turned into wildlife rich havens. schemes that bring land back to life like these wetlands. these rules were due to come into force in november, but the bbc understands they now won't be introduced until next year at the earliest. there's been a lot of time and a lot of preparation. a lot of developers have done a lot of work to prepare for bmg and a lot of local authorities have had to do that as well. so it feels unnecessary really for there to be a delay. and we're quite, quite shocked that that's where we've ended up. we need the government to take action and to invest in making sure that we deliver on those targets and those commitments. we've had we

i just want to say to claire farly who is the leader of the office of transgender initiatives, she has really taken that role to a whole other level and is currently a grand marshal prize. so congratulations, claire. >> my dream is to really look at where we want san francisco to be in the future. how can we have a place where we have transliberation, quality, and inclusion, and equity across san francisco? and so when i look five years from now, ten years from now, i want us to make sure that we're continuing to lead the country in being the best that we can be. not only are we working to make sure we have jobs and equal opportunity and pathways to education, employment, and advancement, but we're making sure we're taking care of our most impacted communities, our trans communities of color, trans women of color, and black trans women. and we're making sure we're addressing the barriers of the access to health care and mental health services and we're supporting our seniors who've done the work and really be able to age in place and have access to the services and resources they deserve. so there's so much more work to do, but we're really proud of the work that

i just want to say to claire farly who is the leader of the office of transgender initiatives, she has really taken that role to a whole other level and is currently a grand marshal this year's s.f. prize. so congratulations, claire. >> my dream is to really look at where we want san francisco to be in the future. how can we have a place where we have transliberation, quality, and inclusion, and equity across san francisco? and so when i look five years from now, ten years from now, i want us to make sure that we're continuing to lead the country in being the best that we can be. not only are we working to make sure we have jobs and equal opportunity and pathways to education, employment, and advancement, but we're making sure we're taking care of our most impacted communities, our trans communities of color, trans women of color, and black trans women. and we're making sure we're addressing the barriers of the access to health care and mental health services and we're supporting our seniors who've done the work and really be able to age in place and have access to the services and resources they deserve. so there's so much more work to do, but we're really proud