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Restoration realities in the context of biodiversity offset policies

The science and practice of ecological restoration are increasingly being called upon to compensate for the loss of biodiversity values caused by development projects. Biodiversity offsetting—compensating for losses of biodiversity at an impact site by generating ecologically equivalent gains elsewhere—therefore places substantial faith in the ability of restoration to recover lost biodiversity. Furthermore, the increase […]

BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS FOR EXTRACTIVE COMPANIES

AN ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS, CURRENT PRACTICES AND POTENTIAL INDICATOR MODELS

Biodiversity indicators are an essential tool for understanding and managing changes in biodiversity. Efforts by the private sector to develop biodiversity indicators have often focussed on measuring biodiversity management actions rather than measuring on the ground changes in the status of, and pressures on, biodiversity. This is largely due to methodological and data challenges. This […]

Mitigation Banking: Securing No Net Loss to Biodiversity?

Environmental advisors and planners are frequently confronted with the issue of ecological mitigation for losses due to development, the uncertainty over whether the proposed compensation is adequate and how the mitigation will function over time. The advantages of acquiring and retaining land in advance for ecological mitigation required by subsequent development has been demonstrated primarily […]

Green Offsets for Sustainable Development: Concept Paper

Sustainable development takes a long-term view, and looks to the future effects of what we do today. It gives priority to building a healthy nation and world to pass on to future generations. However, population growth and changing lifestyles pose new challenges demanding fresh resolve and innovative approaches to lead us to a sustainable future.

Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the Conservation of Natural Habitats of Wild Fauna and Flora

Whereas it is recognized that the adoption of measures intended to promote the conservation of priority natural habitats and priority species of Community interest is a common responsibility of all Member States; whereas this may, however, impose an excessive financial burden on certain Member States given, on the one hand, the uneven distribution of such […]

National Wetlands Mitigation Action Plan

The Bush Administration affirms its commitment to the goal of no net loss of the Nation=s wetlands. The Administration is hopeful of achieving that goal and in the near future to begin increasing the overall functions and values of our wetlands through the combined efforts of the numerous governmental programs and initiatives, including the Clean […]

Sustaining Life on Earth: How the Convention on Biological Diversity Promotes Nature and Human Well-Being

In a world of increasing globalization and environmental degradation, management of its most precious living resource, biological diversity, is one of the most important and critical challenges facing humankind today. Biological diversity is the resource upon which families, communities, nations and future generations depend. It is the link between organisms, binding each into an interdependent […]

Biodiversity Offset Design Handbook – 2009

The Offset Design Handbook presents information on a range of issues, approaches, methodologies and possible tools from which offset planners can select the approaches best suited to their individual circumstances when designing a biodiversity offset. It describes a generic process that offset planners could use in designing a biodiversity offset, from initial conception of a […]

Marianne Darbi & Jorg Voss – Key Lessons from the ‘Burgberg Zschaitz’ Habitat Bank in Saxony

Key lessons from the ‘Burgberg Zschaitz’ habitat bank in Saxony

Poverty, Development, and Biodiversity Conservation: Shooting in the Dark?

Poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation are basic social goals and part of the policy agenda of postcolonial states and international agencies. It is not surprising therefore that a large number of programmatic interventions have aimed to achieve the two goals at the same time. These interventions are funded by governments, conservation NGOs, bilateral and multilateral […]