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
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
Ontario Nature is holding a Biodiversity Offsetting Law and Policy workshop, presenting a new report that compares law and policy internationally across six jurisdictions, analyzing strengths, weaknesses and gaps, and providing recommendations. Date: Monday, June 8, 2015 Time: 9:30 am Location: Black … Continue reading
After having repotted the cactus into a larger and more “sophisticated” cachepot, the cactus is growing like crazy. Hopefully, next time the weather is better for a nicer photo of this fast-growing creature. May Update: Cactus: 61 cm / PhD: … Continue reading
As I have already announced in my latest post, the latest issue of Mission Économie de la Biodiversité’s “BIODIV’2050″ (No. 6 — April 2015) is out. Beside the previously mentioned article entitled “Thinking out the appropriate frameworks: biodiversity offsets and safeguards” another … Continue reading
The latest issue of Mission Économie de la Biodiversité’s “BIODIV’2050″ (No. 6 — April 2015) is out. Among others, this includes an article on biodiversity offsets entitled “Thinking out the appropriate frameworks: biodiversity offsets and safeguards”. The article highlights the importance … Continue reading
Today is another BBOP webinar being held. This time the topic is: “The Cross Sector Biodiversity Initiative Mitigation Hierarchy Guide”. Mark Johnston (the current Chair of CSBI) will present the current work plan and activities of CSBI and provide details on the … Continue reading