“Biodiversity” is a buzzword (and “Biodiversity Offset” is becoming one) One reason for the popularity of biodiversity offsets is inherent to the term itself: “biodiversity” is probably one of the most prominent buzzwords of the 21st century (after “sustainability” at the … Continue reading
A global problem: the loss of biodiversity on the political agenda The natural world is going down. Many species and their habitats, and ecosystem as a whole, are threatened by human activities. A broad consensus exists among scientists, politicians, businesses … Continue reading
I usually stroll through the net searching for news on biodiversity offsets. Actually I have the feeling that I don’t need to search for the news anymore, but the news “find me”. I come across an interesting article, a new … Continue reading
Megan Evans, who writes her PhD at the Australian National University, has published a nice article on her blog, trying to outbalance a rather poorly investigated article published in the Guardian on an Australian coal terminal. As she says: I never thought … Continue reading
“Challenging futures of biodiversity offsets and banking” was the name of a workshop that was held on 19 April 2013 in Berlin. The workshop was organized by the ‘Innovation in Governance Research Group’ Berlin as part of its research on … Continue reading
The French ministry of the environment (Ministère de l’Écologie, du Développement durable et de l’Énergie) has recently issued an article on the application of the mitigation hierarchy (called séquence Eviter-Reduire-Compenser — ERC) in France. It is entitled “The mitigation hierarchy, … Continue reading
UPDATE 20 October 2014: The consultation is now closed! I will keep you informed on the results and how the process is ongoing. The European Commission has published an on-line consultation on a future (2015) EU initiative to halt biodiversity … Continue reading
On-the-ground examples of biodiversity offsets are needed as evidence and illustration for the discussion on biodiversity offsets I am planning to compile and present real on-the-ground examples for biodiversity offsets (that should go to here). List and individual cases To do … Continue reading
Social media finally has got me and I want to share everything 😉 No, seriously, a couple of months ago, right after returning back to work from maternity leave I have “adopted” a miserable looking cactus (to be true, it … Continue reading
New paper on biodiversity offsets in Biological Conservation A new paper has been published by J. W. Bull, E. J. Milner-Gulland, K. B. Suttle and N. J. Singh in Biological Conservation (Volume 178, October 2014, Pages 2–10): “Comparing biodiversity offset … Continue reading