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
Monthly Archives: November 2015
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
With the currently ongoing World Forum on Natural Capital in Edinburgh we have reached another peak in the discussion about the value of nature — natural capital is all around us. As there are so many news on this, … Continue reading
Author(s): (Editors:) Penelope Figgis, Brendan Mackey, James Fitzsimons, Jason Irving and Pepe Clarke Title: Valuing Nature: Protected Areas and Ecosystem Services Year: 2015 In: IUCN Australia SCIENCE INFORMING POLICY SYMPOSIUM SERIES Pages: 140. Publication type: report Language: English Source: http://aciucn.org.au/index.php/publications/2015-valuing-nature/ … Continue reading
Author(s): J.W. Bull and S. Brownlie Title: The transition from No Net Loss to a Net Gain of biodiversity is far from trivial Year: 2015 In: Oryx, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0030605315000861. Published online: 10 November 2015 Pages: 7 pages. Publication type: journal article … Continue reading
Author(s): Coralie Calvet, Claude Napoléone and Jean-Michel Salles Title: The Biodiversity Offsetting Dilemma: Between Economic Rationales and Ecological Dynamics Year: 2015 In:Sustainability 2015, 7(6), 7357–7378; doi:10.3390/su7067357 Pages: pages 7357–7378. Publication type: open access journal article Language: English Source: http://www.mdpi.com/2071–1050/6/6/3400/htm (full … Continue reading
The Cambridge based environmental consultancy The Biodiversity consultancy is looking for a Principal Consultant to join their team. The Biodiversity Consultancy (TBC) works with financial, industry, government and NGO sectors in providing conservation science and environmental management expertise to meet the … Continue reading
The past meeting of the advisory group of the Business and Biodiversity Offsets Program (BBOP12) which took place in Barcelona October 26–27, 2015 is one of the examples of events that I attended and that are great which I feel … Continue reading