What’s it about in short: launch of the web platform of The Nature Conservancy’s Development by Design global program When was it released: September 15, 2015 By whom: Bruce McKenney and Joe Kiesecker, the Nature Conservancy More info: http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/urgentissues/smart-development/index.htm … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: article on biodiversity offsets and policy change (?) in New South Wales, Australia When was it released: March 6, 2015 By whom: Peter Hannam, The Sydney Morning Herald More info: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-election-2015-baird-biodiversity-offsets-plan-endangered-under-labor-20150306-13xcp1.html … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: seminar and talk by Prof EJ Milner-Gulland on biodiversity offsetting at Swansea University (UK), April 23, 2015 When was it released: April 22, 2015 By whom: Luca Borger More info: http://swantalks.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/biosciences-seminar-speaker-23-april.html … Continue reading
Some time ago IUCN launched its Draft Biodiversity Offsets Policy for public consultation and comments. Sharing this with you is on my to-do-list for quite a while and time is running. Before it’s too late (apparently the consultation website still … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: article on carbon offsets from avoided forest conversion and sustainable forest management When was it released: April 23, 2015 By whom: Kasey Krifka, Triple Pundit More info: http://www.triplepundit.com/2015/04/purchase-first-avoided-forest-conversion-offsets-california-market/ … Continue reading
This is a guest post by Alan Key from Australian consultancy Earthtrade. This comment is the expression of the author’s thoughts and experiences and such is acknowledged as a fruitful contribution to the discussion on biodiversity offsets. If you want … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: new LinkedIn discussion searching for input on the effectiveness of biodiversity offsets in the UK (for a master thesis) When was it released: August 13, 2015 By whom: Christopher Seaton More info: https://www.linkedin.com/grp/post/5078805–6037256032219078657 … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: lively LinkedIn discussion (~30 comments) on the impact and effectiveness of biodiversity offsets When was it released: August, 2015 By whom: Gordon Gerbitz More info: https://www.linkedin.com/grp/post/4076378–6031468076283752449 … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: article explaining (US) mitigation banking When was it released: n.a. By whom: Vikram Jhawar More info: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/dictionary/031615/understanding-basics-mitigation-banking.asp#ixzz3km9QJShV … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: article introducing a video on natural capital of the Mekong river/region (in Spanish, video in Vietnamese/English) When was it released: September 4, 2015 By whom: Mercados de Medio Ambiente More info: http://www.mercadosdemedioambiente.com/actualidad/el-papel-del-capital-natural/#gdQ0MZjdW0v2g4DB … Continue reading