BBOP Publications Library

The NSW Wetlands Management Policy

It is the policy of the NSW Government to: encourage the management of the wetlands of the State so as to halt and where possible, reverse: loss of wetland vegetation; declining water quality; declining natural productivity; loss of biological diversity; and declining natural flood mitigation.

Implementing the Habitats Directive in Marine and Coastal Areas

The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), London, is an independent institute concerned with advancing environmental policies in Europe. This seminar has been organised on the initiative of the Institute, in response to a perceived shortcoming in the application of the habitats Directive as it affects marine and coastal areas. We believe the event to […]

Multi-Agency Compensatory Mitigation Plan Checklist

This document is intended as a technical guide for Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 permit applicants preparing compensatory mitigation plans. Compensatory mitigation is required to offset impacts that cannot be avoided and minimized to the extent practicable. The purpose of this document is to identify the types and extent of information that agency personnel […]

State of Biodiversity Markets

Offset and Compensation Programs Worldwide

This report provides the status and trends of biodiversity offset and compensatory mitigation programs by geographical region. In each section, the report summarizes the total active programs and developing activities, and broad metrics like total known payments and land area protected or restored. In each region, we also analyze the characteristics of offset programs—what drives […]

生物多様性オフセットに関する BBOPスタンダード

The BBOP Standard on Biodiversity Offsets translated into Japanese.

Exploring lessons learned from biodiversity offsetting markets in other countries that could inform appraisal of options for delivering offsets in England

Final report to Defra (project code WC1098)

The objective of this study was to gather evidence, from established offsetting markets in the US and Australia, through structured interviews and a limited review of literature, on (1) the range and extent of costs and benefits to developers arising from offsetting regimes, (2) the effects of market design on offset prices, (3) conservation outcomes […]

Summary: Biodiversity Plan for the South East of South Australia, 1999

The conservation of our natural biodiversity is essential for the functioning of natural systems. Aside from the intrinsic importance of conserving the diversity of species many of South Australia’s economic activities are based on the sustainable use, conservation and management of biodiversity. Biodiversity Plans are able to provide a focus for the conservation and management […]

Victoria ‘s Native Vegetation Management: A Framework for Action – Summary Brochure 3

While the Framework sets a new standard for future management, significant work has occurred over the last 10 years. Our farmers and land managers have been at the forefront of Victoria’s native vegetation management efforts. Through the Landcare, Land for Wildlife, Bushcare and salinity programs as well as individual efforts, the rural community has strongly […]

Is biodiversity a material risk for companies?

Over the past decade, global loss of biodiversity, and the consequent economic value of ‘ecosystem services’, has been rising up the public policy agenda. We have now reached a point at which increased scientific understanding of biodiversity loss, combined with greater analysis of its causes and potential impacts, has caused the relationship of the corporate […]

Draft Guidelines for Implementing Ecoregional Status Measures

Ecoregional status measures comprise a set of data about the viability, threat and conservation status of biodiversity within an ecoregion. Derived primarily from data generated by ecoregional assessments, these measures provide a snapshot of the status of biodiversity conservation, as well as a measure of trends in this status over time.