Biodiversity Offset Implementation Handbook
BBOPThe success of a biodiversity offset will depend on ensuring that an effective institutional and management structure is in place; that financial flows are sufficient; and that systems are in place to ensure that the offset objectives are achieved. This Handbook assumes that the nature of offsetting activities and magnitude and location of the offset […]
A review of ecological mitigation measures in UK environmental statements with respect to sustainable development
Jo Treweek, Stewart ThompsonThe European and UK legislation on environmental assessment (EA) J as well as requiring assessment of significant ecological effects, also requires development proponents to recommend mitigation measures for adverse impacts. Drawing on a review of proposed ecological mitigation measures in 194 environmental statements (ES) for UK development proposals, this paper highlights problems with the current […]
Rapid Review of Conservation Trust Funds
This Rapid Review of Conservation Trust Funds presents an overview of experience with the creation, operation and evaluation of conservation trust funds (CTFs) and provides a rationale for further investment in CTFs. The Review is not intended to replicate the Global Environment Facilitys (GEFs) 1999 comprehensive Evaluation of Experience with Conservation Trust Funds, but rather […]
Compensatory Wetlands: A Discussion Paper Under the NSW Wetlands Management Policy
Government of AustraliaThe NSW Wetlands Management Policy is a whole-of-government policy released in 1996 to encourage the community and government to work in partnership towards the ecologically sustainable conservation, management and use of wetlands in New South Wales.
Biodiversity Certification and Banking in Coastal and Growth Areas
State of New South Wales, Department of Environment and ConservationAustralia is facing unprecedented challenges in conserving its unique biological wealth. In NSW we have been on a path of continued biodiversity loss for many years. Around 80 species of native plants and animals have become extinct in this state over the past two centuries with 1000 more species heading the same way.
Method for Determining the Number of Available Credits for California Red-Legged Frog Conservation Banks
Fish and Wildlife ServiceThe California red-legged frog is the largest native frog in the western United States. It is endemic to California and Baja California, Mexico. It is typically found from sea level to elevations of approximately 1,500 meters (5,000 feet). The California red-legged frog ranges in length from 1.5 to 5.4 inches, with females attaining a significantly […]
Biodiversity Offsets: A Proposition Paper
International Council on Mining and MetalsICMM and its member companies wish to understand more about the concept of biodiversity offsets and the practicalities of their application to consider how they could contribute to a suite of measures to improve environmental performance.
Biodiversity Offset Design Handbook Appendicies – 2009
BBOPThis companion volume of Appendices to the BBOP Offset Design Handbook offers readers a summary of a sample of methodologies relevant to biodiversity offsets and some references on them for further reading. Some approaches are required or recommended by government policies; some are the subject of the lending requirements of banks; some are still under […]
Technical conditions for positive outcomes from biodiversity offsets
An input paper for the IUCN Technical Study Group on Biodiversity Offsets
John Pilgrim, Jonathan Ekstrom - The Biodiversity Consultancy, The Biodiversity ConsultancyWe assess the conditions under which biodiversity offsets benefit biodiversity and achieve no net loss, asking two key questions: i. Under what conditions do biodiversity offset approaches provide positive outcomes for biodiversity, irrespective of the concept of no net loss? ii. Under what conditions is it possible to achieve no net loss through the implementation […]
Balancing Biodiversity: A Global Instrument for Meeting the 2010 Biodiversity Target
Annah L. Peterson , Chloe Hill, Louise A. GallagherRadically heightened extinction rates over the past 50 years have prompted the Convention on Biological Diversity to adopt the 2010 biodiversity target, which aims to significantly reduce global biodiversity loss by 2010. Despite the establishment of this ambitious goal, few policies have proven to be able to ensure its achievement. This paper explores the potential […]