On-the-ground examples of biodiversity offsets are needed as evidence and illustration for the discussion on biodiversity offsets I am planning to compile and present real on-the-ground examples for biodiversity offsets (that should go to here). List and individual cases To do … Continue reading
Social media finally has got me and I want to share everything 😉 No, seriously, a couple of months ago, right after returning back to work from maternity leave I have “adopted” a miserable looking cactus (to be true, it … Continue reading
New paper on biodiversity offsets in Biological Conservation A new paper has been published by J. W. Bull, E. J. Milner-Gulland, K. B. Suttle and N. J. Singh in Biological Conservation (Volume 178, October 2014, Pages 2–10): “Comparing biodiversity offset … Continue reading
Laurence Barea has started a new discussion in the BBOP NO Net Loss Discussion Group on LinkedIn to announce that the Department of Conservation of the New Zealand Government has issued a Guidance on Good Practice Biodiversity Offsetting in New … Continue reading
Inspired by the multitude of biodiversity offsetting approaches worldwide, the inherent complexity of the concept of biodiversity offsets and the growing information overload, I have been interested in the distinction between regulatory and voluntary offsetting schemes since 2009. However, as … Continue reading
Definition of Biodiversity Offsets Biodiversity Offsets are defined as “measurable conservation outcomes resulting from actions designed to compensate for significant residual adverse biodiversity impacts arising from project development after appropriate prevention and mitigation measures have been taken”. [BBOP 2009]
Here are some presentations that I have given since 2008 in the field of biodiversity offsets and impact mitigation. Most of them are English, however some of them are German. And here is also the link to a webinar that … Continue reading
Mboringong Fideline has started a new discussion in the BBOP NO Net Loss Discussion Group on LinkedIn. The focus is on the different stages of the Mitigation Hierarchy. Hello All, Please can i get some clarification on the transition process … Continue reading
There are a number of blogs on Biodiversity offsets out there in the internet if you google a bit. However, as most of the information on biodiversity offsets is rather fragmented (with the exeption of the Business and Biodiversity Offset … Continue reading
Laurence Barea has started a new discussion in the BBOP NO Net Loss Discussion Group on LinkedIn. The focus is on Biodiversity Offsets for Ecosystem Services. The New Zealand Department of Conservation is interested in examples where offsets have been … Continue reading