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Upper South East Dryland Salinity and Flood Management Act 2002

Government of Australia

An Act to provide for a scheme to protect and improve the environment and agricultural production in the Upper South East through the proper conservation and management of water and the initiation or implementation by the Government of the State of works and environmental management programs and other initiatives; to make related amendments to the […]

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A Representative Sample of all Biodiversity Pattern

Kristal Maze

We need to conserve a representative sample of all biodiversity pattern (representation), ecological processes (persistence), and critical natural capital values.

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Indicators for Assessing Progress Towards, and Communicating, the 2010 Target at the Global Level

In response to the request of the Conference of the Parties in paragraph 6 of its decision VII/30, the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Indicators for Assessing Progress Towards the 2010 Biodiversity Target met in Montreal from 19 to 22 October 2004 to (i) review the use of the indicators listed in column […]

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Scoping Study for the Design and Use of Biodiversity Offsets in an English Context

Final Report to Defra

Treweek et al. 2009

In 2007, the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) identified the need to explore new policy options, including market creation in biodiversity or incentives for biodiversity “such as biodiversity offsets”, particularly to reduce rates of loss of non-designated sites and features. In 2008, Defra commissioned a scoping study for the design and […]

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The Role of Monitoring and Compliance in Securing Better Biodiversity Outcomes through Offsetting Arrangements

Dr Matt Baber - Tonkin & Taylor

This report investigates the role of monitoring and compliance in securing better conservation outcomes through biodiversity offsetting arrangements under the Resource Management Act. The report provides: * an overview of the resource consent monitoring purpose and process under the RMA; * an assessment of the resource consent monitoring process in relation to biodiversity offsets; * […]

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Estándar sobre compensaciones por perdida de Biodiversidad

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Spanish translation of BBOP Standard

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Draft Native Vegetation Regulation 2004

Government of Australia

This Regulation is the Native Vegetation Regulation 2004. In this Regulation: development consent means development consent required by the Act for the cleaning of native vegetation.

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Threatened Biodiversity Survey and Assessment: Guidelines for Developments and Activities – Working Draft

State of New South Wales, Department of Environment and Conservation

The conservation of threatened plants, animals and their habitats in New South Wales (NSW) is integral to maintaining species diversity. As the diversity of species and their habitats may be adversely affected by developments, it is important that informed decisions regarding the impact of developments can be made. The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 […]

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Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

Government of the United States

It is the purpose of this title: to authorize the use of binding production flexibility contracts between the United States and agricultural producers to support farming certainty and flexibility while ensuring continued compliance with farm conservation and wetland protection requirements; to make nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments available for certain crops; to […]

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Good Practice Guidance for Mining and Biodiversity

International Council on Mining and Metals

Debate over the importance of biodiversity is increasing due to greater awareness of the need to protect biodiversity, the increasing presence of larger mining operations in remote, undeveloped locations, and in particular, the significantly increasing demands and pressures on biodiversity through an expanding population.