What’s it about in short: letter by organizations and individuals to EU Commission on biodiversity offsetting concerns When was it released: October 20, 2014 By whom: FERN More info: http://www.fern.org/publications/ngo-statements/open-letter-commissioner-poto%C4%8Dnik-about-biodiversity-offsetting and http://www.redd-monitor.org/2014/10/21/stop-biodiversity-offsets-thousands-sign-letter-to-the-european-commission/ … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: unanswered questions on the implementation of biodiversity offsets (in general and in the UK) When was it released: April 20, 2015 By whom: British Ecological Society More info: http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2015/04/20/biodiversity-offsetting-uncertainty-and-unanswered-questions/ … Continue reading
The world of biodiversity offsets is turning faster and faster — at least that’s what it feels like for me: there’s such a lot of information already out there and increasingly new bits are being added to the giant puzzle … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: article on the introduction of habitat banking in Spain (in Spanish) When was it released: April 21, 2015 By whom: Sara Acosta (Cinco Días) More info: http://cincodias.com/cincodias/2015/04/21/empresas/1429639895_153868.html … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: Launch of the documentary “Banking Nature” When was it released: June 27, 2015 By whom: FERN More info: http://www.fern.org/publications/presentations/banking-nature-will-putting-price-nature-protect-it and https://youtu.be/7DoMQ229Vf8 … Continue reading
Decision made: I have been awarded support for six months to complete my PhD — this means having a final draft by the end of this year! As you see from the number of pages, I am already in the process … Continue reading
French environmental consultancy Biotope is hiring a Chief of Project for the implementation of the mitigation hierarchy in Guinea. Fluency in French and English is a must. Location: Conakry, Guinea Timeframe: 4 years, starting September 2015 closing date for application: not specified … Continue reading
Flora and Fauna International have prepared a short (less than 5 min) animation explaining the impact of human consumption on nature as well as the basic principles and functioning of biodiversity offsets. The video is simply and nicely illustrated. To … Continue reading
Thanks to Martine Maron for sharing this recent job offer for a postdoc at University of Queensland, Australia. Postdoctoral Research Fellow Positions: National Environmental Science Programme – Threatened Species Recovery Hub We are seeking highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellows (up to five … Continue reading
I am at ICCB-ECCB (27th International Congress for Conservation Biology) in Montpellier (France) this whole week (I have blogged about this some weeks ago). That’s a tremendous gathering of more than 2000 conservation scientists and biodiversity experts from all over … Continue reading