I was hurrying to get a complete draft ready of my PhD ready before Christmas and finally handed in (only informally though, i.e. to my supervisor) 362 pages with a nice ribbon around and some decoration on December 15 ;o) … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: comment on the recent memorandum of the US president on impact mitigation (including mitigation banking) in the United States When was it released: November 15, 2015 By whom: Jemma Penelope More info: https://misjpmovesthings.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/the-best-things-are-achieved-by-banking-your-offsets-not-just-trading-them/ … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: On November 3 President Obama issued a memorandum encouraging a standard set of practices across several federal departments and agencies for the application of the mitigation hierarchy, including offsetting. When was it released: November 3, 2015 … Continue reading
Author(s): James R. Oakleaf,Christina M. Kennedy,Sharon Baruch-Mordo, Paul C. West, James S. Gerber, Larissa Jarvis and Joseph Kiesecker Title: A World at Risk: Aggregating Development Trends to Forecast Global Habitat Conversion Year: 2015 In: PLOS ONE, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.013833. Published online: … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: The draft Natural Capital Protocol and Sector Guides as they are launched for consultation until February 26, 2016. When was it released: November 23, 2015 By whom: Natural Capital Coalition More info: http://www.naturalcapitalcoalition.org/news/article/consultation-on-draft-natural-capital-protocol-launched.html … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: update on the UK’s first formal biodiversity offsetting agreement after two years: Bushey Bank, an area of chalk grassland on the Earth Trust Farm When was it released: November 24, 2015 By whom: Earth Trust More info: http://www.earthtrust.org.uk/about-us/news/latest-news/15–11–24/First_biodiversity_offsetting_agreement_benefits_nationally_important_wildlife.aspx … Continue reading
I am still focused and struggling at the very same moment, but I weren’t myself if I would not be optimistic that I can get this final draft of my PhD ready before Christmas. In terms of pages all still … Continue reading
This is a guest post by Lucie Bezombes, doctoral student at EDF and IRSTEA (France). This comment is the expression of the author’s thoughts and experiences and as such is acknowledged as a fruitful contribution to the discussion on biodiversity … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: BirdLife’s Ariel Brunner summarizes and comments on the interrim outcomes of the fitness check of the EU Birds and Habitat Directives When was it released: November 20, 2015 By whom: Ariel Brunner, BirdLife More info: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/climate-environment/commission-barking-wrong-tree-nature-law-review-319692 … Continue reading