What’s it about in short: Steve Edwards of IUCN’s Business and Biodiversity Programme explains how government and business are looking at ways to compensate for the impacts of development on biodiversity. When was it released: January 15, 2015 By whom: IUCN More … Continue reading
Author(s): Benjamin D. Neimark, Bradley Wilson Title: Re-mining the collections: From bioprospecting to biodiversity offsetting in Madagascar Year: 2015 In: Geoforum Volume 66, November 2015 Pages: pages 1–10. Publication type: journal article Language: English Source: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016718515002298 … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: article based on an interview with Ariel Brunner (BirdLife Europe) on the pros and cons of biodiversity offsets When was it released: September 7, 2015 By whom: IUCN More info: http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/business/?21861/The-pros-and-cons-of-biodiversity-offsets … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: terminology of natural capital and sustainability — 10 essential terms for CEOs When was it released: October 22, 2015 By whom: Mercados de Medio Ambiente More info: http://www.mercadosdemedioambiente.com/actualidad/10-terminos-esenciales-para-los-ceo-en-materia-de-capital-natural-y-sostenibilidad/#gdQ0aQHYwoqKLHPu (in Spanish, see the infographic in English) … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: enhancement project of environmental compensation in Brazil — Compensação Ambiental (established by law 9.985/2000, SNUC-Act) (by The Nature Conservancy and partners) When was it released: July 15, 2015 By whom: Maria Camila Cozzi Pires de Oliveira … Continue reading
Here’s some last minute information on a workshop held by Ontario Nature on wetlands and biodiversity offsets. the workshop will focus on policy gaps and options in light of the Province’s proposed development of a Strategic Plan for Ontario Wetlands. … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: overview of Swedish consultancy Enetjärn Natur on their recent work on ecological compensation (ekologisk kompensation, in Swedish) When was it released: October 22, 2015 By whom: Enetjärn Natur More info: http://www.enetjarnnatur.se/static/sv/681/ (in Swedish) … Continue reading
Editor(s): Jeffrey Bennett Title: Protecting the Environment, Privately Year: 2015 Pages: 380 pages Publication type: book Language: English Source: http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/9789814675444_0015 Chapter 15 of this book is dedicated to biodiversity offsets in mining in Australia: Robert Gillespie (2015) Mining Offsets in NSW. Protecting the Environment, … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: LinkedIn Post on the valuation of ecosystem services and natural capital (business case) When was it released: October 15, 2015 By whom: Pankaj Arora More info: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/valuing-services-nature-why-so-important-business-pankaj-arora?trk=hp-feed-article-title-share … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: no. 3 of the newsletter of Mercados de Medio Ambiente (including articles on natural capital, biodiversity and sustainability) When was it released: July — September, 2015 By whom: Mercados de Medio Ambiente More info: http://www.mercadosdemedioambiente.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/LaMiradaN.3.html … Continue reading