Five frameworks govern how nature restoration is measured, reported, and practised. They sit at different levels — measurement, accountability, and practice — but they point at the same thing. The Restore 30x30 Unit is designed to satisfy all of them simultaneously. Click any framework to understand how.
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Framework layers
3030RU
Unit
Unit
01
Measurement
How bad is it?
Scientific tools that quantify the state of nature
BII
Biodiversity Intactness Index
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EII
Ecosystem Intactness Index
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Improves
02
Accountability
What must companies report?
Disclosure frameworks for corporate nature action
TNFD LEAP
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
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SDGs
Sustainable Development Goals 13, 14, 15
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Satisfies
03
Practice
How should restoration happen?
Standards governing on-the-ground restoration work
GRA
Global Rewilding Alliance — 12 Principles for Rewilding
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Conservation Covenant
Environment Act 2021 — long-term land security
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Complies
Spotlight · Legal Mechanism
Section 106 vs Conservation Covenant — what's the difference?
S.106
What it is
A planning obligation under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Triggered by a developer needing to meet mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain requirements. It secures an offsite habitat for 30 years as part of a planning permission. Nothing to do with voluntary nature markets.
CC
Conservation Covenant
Introduced by the Environment Act 2021. A voluntary but legally binding agreement between a landowner and a responsible body. Not tied to planning. Binds land to a conservation purpose for a defined term regardless of who owns it. The relevant instrument for voluntary nature markets.
R30
3030RU and legal security
3030RU is not a BNG product. It has nothing to do with Section 106 or planning compliance. The relevant question is whether Restore's landowner agreements are secured by Conservation Covenants — which would significantly strengthen the product's credibility for TNFD disclosure.
Why this matters for corporate buyers
Most nature investment products satisfy one or two of these layers. A carbon credit might satisfy an SDG reporting box. A biodiversity survey might produce a BII score. But very few products are simultaneously measurable against a scientific index, reportable under a disclosure framework, and legally secured at the practice level.
The Restore 30x30 Unit is designed to sit at the junction of all three. 30m² of verified, documented restoration activity, on land under legal agreement for 30+ years, measured by bioacoustics and eDNA monitoring, and reported in a format compatible with TNFD LEAP, CSRD, and SDG 15. Retired at the point of sale. Activity-based, not an offset.
This is not a box-ticking exercise. It is a direct, documented connection between your investment and land that is genuinely recovering.
The Restore 30x30 Unit is designed to sit at the junction of all three. 30m² of verified, documented restoration activity, on land under legal agreement for 30+ years, measured by bioacoustics and eDNA monitoring, and reported in a format compatible with TNFD LEAP, CSRD, and SDG 15. Retired at the point of sale. Activity-based, not an offset.
This is not a box-ticking exercise. It is a direct, documented connection between your investment and land that is genuinely recovering.