BBOP Publications Library

Biodiversity Offsets – A Further Update On The Law

An update on developments related to biodiversity offsets and environmental compensation in New Zealand. The author examines a number of key issues, previously the subject of considerable debate, now characterized as appearing to have been settled, through the decisions taken by the Environment Court and Boards of Inquiry on five cases.

Where is the avoidance in the implementation of wetland law and policy?

Abstract Many jurisdictions in North America use a ‘‘mitigation sequence’’ to protect wetlands: First, avoid impacts; second, minimize unavoidable impacts; and third, compensate for irreducible impacts through the use of wetland restoration, enhancement, creation, or protection. Despite the continued reliance on this sequence in wetland decision-making, there is broad agreement among scholars, scientists, policymakers, regulators, […]

International Approaches to Compensation for Impacts on Biological Diversity

International Approaches to Compensation for Impacts on Biological Diversity

The starting point of this research project is the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Through the ratification of the CBD, member countries have made a commitment to support the conservation of biological diversity. In the sixth Environment Action Programme 2001 – 2010 (“Our Future, Our Choice“) the European Union established the preservation of biodiversity […]

Environmental Offsets: Position Statement No 9

In recent decades, there have been several attempts at developing and using environmental offsets as an environmental management tool in Western Australia (WA). For example, in the 1980s and 1990s government agencies attempted to counter adverse environmental impacts to Swan Coastal Plain wetlands by creating, conserving or enhancing wetlands elsewhere.

Application of NATURA 2000 in the Marine Environment

Short contributions from the participants illustrated that Member States have made very different progress in the identification and selection process of marine sites for NATURA 2000. The meeting had to recognize that overall the implementation is making very slow progress. On one hand only very few pure marine sites have been selected so far, many […]

Federal Guidance on the Use of TEA-21 Preference for Mitigation Banking to Fulfill Mitigation Requirements Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act

Mining and Biodiversity: Rehabilitating Coal Mine Sites

Concerns about environmental impacts have become widespread over the past four decades. In most of regional Australia, these concerns have focused on the activities of the agricultural and mining industries, as these are often the only economic activities in many regions.

Non-BBOP Compensatory Conservation Case Studies – 2009

A summary of non-BBOP biodiversity offset case studies. Published in 2009.

Realising nature’s value

The Final Report of the Ecosystem Markets Task Force

The Ecosystem Markets Task Force: introduction The Ecosystem Markets Task Force is a practical, business led review of the business opportunities that arise from valuing nature correctly. The work of the Task Force is a key commitment in the Government’s Natural Environment White Paper, ‘The Natural Choice’. The White Paper’s ambition is to create “a […]

Road Risks & Environmental Impact Assessments in Malaysian Road Infrastructure Projects

Roads can promote economic growth and social integration but they can also initiate environmental, economic and socio-political harms. In many cases, these harms can be considerably minimised and the road benefits maximised through proactive planning by road engineers and effective Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs).