Federal Guidance on the Use of Vegetated Buffers as Compensatory Mitigation Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
Government of the United StatesThis document provides guidance on the use of vegetated buffers as a component of compensatory mitigation plans undertaken to meet permit requirements under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. The permit program requires appropriate and practicable compensatory mitigation to offset unavoidable impacts to […]
Akwé Kon Voluntary Guidelines
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological DiversityThe Akwé: Kon Voluntary Guidelines for the Conduct of Cultural, Environmental and Social Impact Assessments Regarding Developments Proposed to Take Place on, or which are Likely to Impact on, Sacred Sites and on Lands and Waters Traditionally Occupied or Used by Indigenous and Local Communities were developed pursuant to task 9 of the programme of […]
Estándar sobre compensaciones por perdida de biodiversidad
BBOPSpanish translation of the BBOP Standard on Biodiversity Offsets
Biodiversity Offsets and the Challenge of Achieving No Net Loss
Toby Gardner, Amrei von Hase - International Institute for Sustainability, Forest TrendsBusinesses, governments, and financial institutions are increasingly adopting a policy of no net loss of biodiversity for development activities. The goal of no net loss is intended to help relieve tension between conservation and development by enabling economic gains to be achieved without concomitant biodiversity losses. biodiversity offsets represent a necessary component of a much […]
Business and Biodiversity: Offsetting the impact on biodiversity
CREMThe discussion paper under review with respect to biodiversity offsets is one of the documents constituting the output of the project Business and Biodiversity in developing countries higher on the agenda of Dutch companies quoted on the stock exchange: identification of concepts and strategies of the Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO).
Preliminary Position Statement No 9 Environmental Offsets: Comments by the Conservation Commission of Western Australia
Government of AustraliaIt is pleasing to see that the Environmental Protection Authority is aiming to achieve more rigour in assessing the need for and the appropriateness of particular offset initiatives. Offsets have been an important aspect of environmental management and decision making in Western Australia for many years. The Commission is particularly interested in the maintenance or […]
Report from the Commission on the Implementation of the Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora Composite Report on Overall Progress Achieved
European UnionBiological diversity, essential for the maintenance of life on Earth, is being lost on a global level at a rate higher than at any other time in the past, according to the UNEPs Global Biodiversity Assessment. The same document states that in some EU Member States up to 24% of the species of certain groups […]
Ecological Interactions and Evolution: Forgotten Parts of Biodiversity
Thomas Bohn, Per-Arne AmundsenOrganisms are shaped contemporaneously by ecological processes and over long periods of time by evolution. These activities have lead to the diversification of life. But is the diversity of life all biodiversity is? We argue that biodiversity is the conclusion drawn both from the variety of life forms and the variety of processes that have […]
Mining and Biodiversity: Towards Best Practice
The World COnservation Union, International Council on Mining and MetalsEconomic development, social equity and environmental protection are the essential elements of sustainable development. The nexus between economic development and the conservation of natural resources has been, in particular, a subject of recurrent debate.
Exploring potential demand for and supply of habitat banking in the EU and appropriate design elements for a habitat banking scheme
Matt Rayment - ICF GHK ConsultingThis report presents the findings of a research project undertaken by GHK Consulting Ltd (ICF GHK) and BIO Intelligence Service (BIO IS) for DG Environment to explore potential demand for and supply of habitat banking in the EU, and appropriate design elements for a habitat banking scheme. The research examined the following topics: ■ The […]