BBOP Standard (Portuguese Translation)
BBOPPortuguese Translation of BBOP Standard
Environmental Offsets: Position Statement No 9, Version 2
Government of AustraliaThe task of developing bioregional planning processes which will protect biodiversity is part of Australias commitment towards a society based on principles of ecologically sustainable development (ESD). There is a wide spectrum of views about how such a society might be established, and the Federal Government is endeavouring to find a path between these, without […]
Upper South East Dryland Salinity and Flood Management Project Update
Government of AustraliaThe Upper South East is now poised to benefi t from a very signifi cant investment from the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAP). More than $38 million from the Australian and State Governments, along with landholder contributions will have a huge impact on salinity and fl ood management in the region.
Auctions for Conservation Contracts: An Empirical Examination of Victoria’s BushTender Trial
Gary Stoneham, Vivek Chaudhri, Arthur Ha, Loris StrappazzonA century ago in Australia food and fibre were scarce relative to the supply of habitat. Today the opposite could be argued. Governments now face the problem of encouraging landholders to provide public goods, such as habitat conservation, in the face of an economic environment that facilitates the production of private goods.
Federal Guidance for the Establishment, Use and Operation of Mitigation Banks
Government of the United Stateshe Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) are issuing final policy guidance regarding the establishment, use and operation of mitigation banks for the purpose of providing compensation for adverse impacts to wetlands and other aquatic resources. […]
BHP Billiton Petroleum in Liverpool Bay , United Kingdom : A Major Offshore Development is Established in an Area of High Environmental Sensitivity
International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation AssociationLiverpool Bay lies in the eastern Irish sea against the coasts of North Wales and North-West England, a heavily industrialized coastline. Exploration activities carried out by BHP Billiton Petroleum during 1990 were the first to locate significant supplies of commercial oil and gas; such exploration and production activities were relatively new to the area at […]
BBOP Glossary Phase 1
A glossary of terms relating to biodiversity offsets, as published in May 2009. This document will be replaced by an updated version in March 2012.
Biodiversity offsets in theory and practice
Joseph Bull - Imperial College LondonBiodiversity offsets are an increasingly popular yet controversial tool in conservation. Their popularity lies in their potential to meet the objectives of biodiversity conservation and of economic development in tandem; the controversy lies in the need to accept ecological losses in return for uncertain gains. The offsetting approach is being widely adopted, even though its […]
The many meanings of no net loss in environmental policy
No net loss is a buzz phrase in environmental policy. Applied to a multitude of environmental targets such as biodiversity, wetlands and land productive capacity, no net loss (NNL) and related goals have been adopted by multiple countries and organizations, but these goals often lack clear reference scenarios: no net loss compared to what? Here, […]
Draft Native Vegetation Regulation 2004: Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology
Government of AustraliaIn December 2003 the Government undertook a major overhaul of natural resource management institutions in NSW by passing the Natural Resources Commission Act, 2003 Catchment Management Authorities Act 2003 and the Native Vegetation Act 2003. These new reforms were built on the Wentworth Groups report to Premier Carr of February 2003.