BBOP Publications Library

Global Biodiversity Outlook: Chapter 1 – Status and Trends of Global Biodiversity

The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the changing status of the world’s biological diversity. The first sections below provide general information on the nature and scope of biological diversity, and broad trends at genetic and species level. Subsequent sections outline the status of the general ecosystem types that are the […]

BBOP Overview – 2009

An overview of BBOP and the concept of biodiversity offsets, published in 2009. The document accompanied the publication of a broad set of guidance, including handbooks on offset design and implementation, issues papers, case studies and a glossary of terms. This overview presents the vision, mission and goals of BBOP, and its achievements. It also […]

Gradsect theory and practice in biodiversity assessment

Introduction to Gradsect theory, an improved way of sampling biodiversity information baseline data, and its application to biodiversity offsets.

Marine No Net Loss

A feasibility assessment of implementing no net loss of biodiversity in the sea

The oceans are under threat; marine species populations declined by 49% between 1970 and 2012 (WWF, 2015). Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment have increased over the past five years, with 66% of the high seas and 77% of areas within national jurisdiction showing increased human impact (Halpern et al., 2015). On land, policy goals […]