With the last few weeks ahead I am heavily working on refining and shortening my PhD thesis — a tough task to make the whole thing coherent and dense in terms of information and understandable at the same time. No … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: Can biodiversity offsetting really help us compensate for environmental damage caused by development, or is it just a licence to trash? Fauna & Flora International’s David Marsh looks at some of the lessons we have learned … Continue reading
I had announced the public forum on biodiversity offsetting in the Niagara region (Canada) yesterday. If you could not participate and are nevertheless interested in the results, have a look at the youtube video and see also some photos on … Continue reading
Here’s some last minute information on a public forum on biodiversity offsetting in the Niagara region (Canada). The public forum will be a vehicle for citizens to voice their opinion and ask questions relating to offsetting. Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2015 Time: 6:30 pm … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: Green Alliance’s policy director, Sue Armstrong Brown says if the market pays to protect the environment where it can and conservation intervenes to protect the environment where it must, is the best chance we have to … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: FAO has published a Learning tool on appropriate mitigation measures in agriculture, forestry and other land uses in different countries When was it released: January 22, 2016 By whom: Mercados de Medio Ambiente More info: http://www.mercadosdemedioambiente.com/actualidad/herramienta-de-aprendizaje-sobre-medidas-de-mitigacion-apropiadas-para-cada-pais-en-la-agricultura-silvicultura-y-otros-usos-de-la-tierra/ (in Spanish, see … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: The Conservancy has published 10 Principles for Applying the Mitigation Hierarchy. When was it released: January 13, 2016 By whom: Mercados de Medio Ambiente More info: http://www.mercadosdemedioambiente.com/actualidad/10-principios-para-aplicar-la-jerarquia-de-mitigacion/ (in Spanish, see the pdf in English here) … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: From the very first speeches on the first day of COP21, landscape-scale restoration was on the global agenda as never before. When was it released: December 24, 2015 By whom: P.J. Marshall More info: http://www.triplepundit.com/2015/12/landscape-restoration-time/ … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: projet de loi — the French draft biodiversity law will be discussed in the senate, starting today (includes provisions on compensation measures) When was it released: January 6, 2016 By whom: Public Sénat More info: hhttp://www.publicsenat.fr/lcp/politique/biodiversite-premier-grand-texte-menu-senat-1189258? see also … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: projet de loi — public consultation on the French draft biodiversity law ends today (includes provisions on compensation measures) When was it released: December 18, 2015 By whom:Joël Labbé More info: https://www.parlement-et-citoyens.fr/project/projet-de-loi-pour-la-reconquete-de-la-biodiversite-de-la-nature-et-des-paysages/presentation/presentation-et-suivi-6 Link to the consultation: https://www.parlement-et-citoyens.fr/projects/projet-de-loi-pour-la-reconquete-de-la-biodiversite-de-la-nature-et-des-paysages/consultation/consultation-26 … Continue reading