Laurence Barea has started a new discussion in the BBOP NO Net Loss Discussion Group on LinkedIn to announce that the Department of Conservation of the New Zealand Government has issued a Guidance on Good Practice Biodiversity Offsetting in New … Continue reading
Marianne Darbi
Inspired by the multitude of biodiversity offsetting approaches worldwide, the inherent complexity of the concept of biodiversity offsets and the growing information overload, I have been interested in the distinction between regulatory and voluntary offsetting schemes since 2009. However, as … Continue reading
Definition of Biodiversity Offsets Biodiversity Offsets are defined as “measurable conservation outcomes resulting from actions designed to compensate for significant residual adverse biodiversity impacts arising from project development after appropriate prevention and mitigation measures have been taken”. [BBOP 2009]
Here are some presentations that I have given since 2008 in the field of biodiversity offsets and impact mitigation. Most of them are English, however some of them are German. And here is also the link to a webinar that … Continue reading
Mboringong Fideline has started a new discussion in the BBOP NO Net Loss Discussion Group on LinkedIn. The focus is on the different stages of the Mitigation Hierarchy. Hello All, Please can i get some clarification on the transition process … Continue reading
There are a number of blogs on Biodiversity offsets out there in the internet if you google a bit. However, as most of the information on biodiversity offsets is rather fragmented (with the exeption of the Business and Biodiversity Offset … Continue reading
Laurence Barea has started a new discussion in the BBOP NO Net Loss Discussion Group on LinkedIn. The focus is on Biodiversity Offsets for Ecosystem Services. The New Zealand Department of Conservation is interested in examples where offsets have been … Continue reading
Counter event to the No Net Loss Conference: 2nd Forum on the Natural Commons on 2 June 2014 in London Critics of Biodiversity Offsets have a growing lobby, especially in the UK, where the government seems to rush wanting to push … Continue reading
Criticism on the Natural Capital Agenda and Biodiversity Offsets George Monbiot has presented a detailed (however mostly negative) analysis of his criticism on the Natural Capital Agenda (in the UK) including Biodiversity Offsets as one part of it at his … Continue reading
PhD study on Biodiversity Offsets I am very happy to see more and more very extensive and highly valuable PhD studies emerge in the offsets field. One of the latest is by Michael Curran prepared at the ETH Zurich (Switzerland). … Continue reading