BBOP Publications Library

Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the Conservation of Natural Habitats of Wild Fauna and Flora: Annex V

The species listed in this Annex are indicated: by the name of the species or subspecies, or by the body of species belonging to a higher taxon or to a designated part of that taxon.

Model “Operational Guidelines for Creating or Restoring Wetlands that are Ecologically Self-Sustaining” for Aquatic Resources Impacts Under the Corps Regulatory Program Pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act

In its comprehensive report entitled “Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act,” the National Research Council (NRC) provided ten guidelines to aid in planning and implementing successful mitigation projects (“Operational Guidelines for Creating or Restoring Wetlands that are Ecologically Self-Sustaining”; NRC, 2001). Please note that these guidelines also pertain to restoration and enhancement […]

Darwin Initiative Logical Framework

The Logical Framework is a management tool that aims to promote good project design and execution by clearly stating the key components, how the project is expected to work, and how success will be measured. It ensures that the whole project process is considered before the work begins thereby avoiding problems that may be costly […]

A Case for Biodiversity Offsets in India

from Biodiversity Risk to Competitive Advantage

As the Indian economy is moving up the growth curve, the country’s biodiversity is taking a beating. Even though legislation is in place to regulate and compensate for diversion of forests for non-forest uses, diversion and the resultant biodiversity loss continue unabated. The regulatory compensation regime has fallen woefully short of truly offsetting the biodiversity […]

Working towards NNL of Biodiversity and Beyond

Solid Energy became a member of the Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme (BBOP) and offered the Strongman Mine II as a pilot project in 2007. In 2009, Solid Energy together with BBOP published a case study on the biodiversity management and offset work undertaken at Strongman up to that point (available at https://www.forest-trends.org/documents/fi les/doc_3124.pdf). The […]

Environmental Offset Policies, Principles, and Methods: A Review of Selected Legislative Frameworks

Environmental offsets seek to ensure that unavoidable adverse environmental impacts of development are counterbalanced by environmental gains, with the overall aim of achieving a net neutral or beneficial outcome. In line with sustainable development, offsets represent one important tool for maintaining or enhancing environmental values in situations where social and economic development is sought despite […]

Victoria ‘s Native Vegetation Management: A Framework for Action – Summary Brochure 2

The National Land and Water Resources Audit’s ‘Australian Native Vegetation Assessment 2001’ provides an analysis of clearing across Australia. Five of the 85 bioregions (areas with similar characteristics of landscape and native plant and animal types) in Australia have less than 30% of pre-1750 native vegetation cover remaining. Four of these five bioregions are found […]

Opportunities forBenefiting Biodiversity Conservation

The use of market-based instruments for biodiversity protection – Habitat Banking case studies

Standard on Biodiversity Offsets

This Standard on Biodiversity Offsets has been prepared by the Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme (BBOP) to help auditors, developers, conservation groups, communities, governments and financial institutions that wish to assess biodiversity offsets against the BBOP Principles, Criteria and Indicators.