BBOP newsletters are usually a great resource carrying a wealth of information. Since the last newsletter came in in September 2014 (see my post) the one that came in some days ago has been waited for. It includes sections on BBOP … Continue reading
The Government of Peru has been developing a national framework for No Net Loss of biodiversity, which culminated in the release of a Ministerial Resolution on biodiversity compensation during the UNFCCC during the COP20 in December 2014 in Lima. The … Continue reading
Phase 2 of the World Bank environmental and social safeguards review closed on 1 March, 2015. More than 2,500 pages of feedback were received from the public consultation on the first draft framework of the Bank’s social safeguard policies. Under … Continue reading
French biodiversity policy has been evolving and strengthening since 1976, when the “Law on Nature Protection”, provided the first mention of the mitigation hierarchy and stipulated that all developments required an EIA. More recent guidance on the mitigation hierarchy published by … Continue reading
Held once every 10 years, the 2014 World Parks Congress in November 2014 attracted 6,000 participants from 170 countries, and secured more than 70 new major conservation commitments, including Gabon’s promise to protect 23% of its coastline, and the Elion … Continue reading
Professor Dieter Helm, Chairman of the Natural Capital Committee, has released ‘Natural Capital valuing our planet’, a book published by Yale University Press and following closely the recommendations of the Natural Capital Committee in its recent report to the … Continue reading
On 27 January 2015, England’s Natural Capital Committee (NCC) published its third State of Natural Capital Report. The NCC’s mandate is to “advise the Government on how to ensure England’s ‘natural wealth’ is managed efficiently and sustainably, thereby unlocking opportunities … Continue reading
IUCN has published a report entitled: No Net Loss and Net Positive Impact Approaches for Biodiversity: Exploring the potential application of these approaches in the commercial agriculture and forestry sectors (see also my recent post on this) IUCN’s Global Business and … Continue reading
This is a guest post by Alfonso Carretero who holds a master’s degree in conservation biology and in environmental management from Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain) and Instituto Superior del Medio Ambiente in cooperation with Nebrija Business School. This comment has … Continue reading
Find following the link to a video of a presentation on the Biodiversity Offsetting Practice in Western Sydney. The presentation was held by Tom Grosskopf and Derek Steller from the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. For some broad information … Continue reading