Conservation when nothing stands still: moving targets and biodiversity offsets
Joseph Bull, Kenwyn B Suttle, Navinder J Singh, EJ Milner-Gulland - Imperial College London, Imperial College London, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Imperial College LondonConservation is particularly difficult to implement for moving targets, such as migratory species or landscapes subject to environmental change. traditional conservation strategies involving static tools (eg protected areas that have fixed spatial boundaries) may be ineffective for managing species whose ranges are changing. This shortfall needs to be addressed urgently. More dynamic conservation-based approaches have […]
The Value of the IUCN Red List for Business Decision-Making
Leon Bennun, Eugenie C. Regan, Jeremy Bird, Jan-Willem van Bochove, Vineet Katariya, Suzanne Livingstone, Robin Mitchell, Conrad Savy, Malcolm Starkey, Helen Temple, John D. Pilgrim - The Biodiversity Consultancy, The Biodiversity Consultancy, The Biodiversity Consultancy, The Biodiversity Consultancy, The Biodiversity Consultancy, The Biodiversity Consultancy, The Biodiversity Consultancy, International Finance Corporation, The Biodiversity Consultancy, The Biodiversity Consultancy, The Biodiversity ConsultancyThe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species provides assessments of extinction risk for over 80,000 species. It has become an important tool for conservation and for informing natural resource policy and management more broadly. Over the last 1015 years, the role of the Red List in business decision-making has become increasingly significant. We describe the […]
Draft Native Vegetation Regulation 2004
Government of AustraliaThis Regulation is the Native Vegetation Regulation 2004. In this Regulation: development consent means development consent required by the Act for the cleaning of native vegetation.
Threatened Biodiversity Survey and Assessment: Guidelines for Developments and Activities Working Draft
State of New South Wales, Department of Environment and ConservationThe conservation of threatened plants, animals and their habitats in New South Wales (NSW) is integral to maintaining species diversity. As the diversity of species and their habitats may be adversely affected by developments, it is important that informed decisions regarding the impact of developments can be made. The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 […]
Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
Government of the United StatesIt is the purpose of this title: to authorize the use of binding production flexibility contracts between the United States and agricultural producers to support farming certainty and flexibility while ensuring continued compliance with farm conservation and wetland protection requirements; to make nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments available for certain crops; to […]
The Theory and Practice of Transferring Development Rights: The Institutions for Contracting for Biodiversity
Timothy SwansonThis study explains why the theory of transferable development rights, runs into difficulty because of the lack of legal bases and institutions for the transfer. The problem, in brief is that while ownership rights at a domestic level can be “un-bundled” though legal agreements such as leases or land zoning, the same can not be […]
Guidance Notes to the Standard on Biodiversity Offsets
BBOPThese Guidance Notes to the Standard on Biodiversity Offsets (the Standard) have been prepared by the Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme (BBOP) to help auditors, developers, conservation groups, communities, governments and financial institutions that wish to assess biodiversity offsets against the Standard on Biodiversity Offsets.
Biodiversity Offsets: Policy options for governments
An input paper for the IUCN Technical Study Group on Biodiversity Offsets
Kerry ten Kate, Michael Crowe - Forest TrendsThe purpose of this paper is to contribute to the consideration of policy options by the IUCN Technical Study Group on biodiversity offsets and the subsequent Working Group, and to provide information more broadly to governments and their advisors. It is intended as a basic introduction to policy on No Net Loss (NNL) or a […]
BBOP Draft Consultation Paper for CBD COP9
BBOP SecretariatThere is a tremendous opportunity today to secure biodiversity conservation and business benefits through the appropriate use of biodiversity offsets. Many companies are actively seeking partnerships with governments and conservation groups to address the environmental impacts of their activities and to enhance their contribution to biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. The Business and Biodiversity Offsets […]
Native Vegetation Act 1991, Reprint No 4
Government of AustraliaAn Act to provide incentives and assistance to landowners in relation to the preservation and enhancement of native vegetation; to control the clearance of native vegetation; and for other purposes. This Act is published under the Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002 and incorporates all amendments in force as at 24 November 2003.