As I have recently suggested, I am launching a new poll on the Biodiversity Offsets Blog. Thanks to all who have contributed to shaping this in the related LinkedIn discussion. As a result the OUTCOME or SUCCESS of biodiversity offsets have … Continue reading
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This is a guest post by Céline Jacob, PhD Student on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Offsets at CREOCEAN — Center for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology in Montpellier (France). This comment is the expression of the author’s thoughts and experiences and … Continue reading
This is a guest post by Alan Key from Australian consultancy Earthtrade. This comment is the expression of the author’s thoughts and experiences and such is acknowledged as a fruitful contribution to the discussion on biodiversity offsets. If you want … Continue reading
Pictures say more than words — and some of these are really mean. Does biodiverity offsetting work this way? Critics would say: yes, biodiversity offsets are bad. Anyway, the drawings point to some of the core problems of biodiversity offsets … Continue reading
No to Biodiversity Offsetting? As biodiversity offsets become more visible in the public they are subject to a growing controversy. Critics of biodiversity offsets have a growing lobby, especially in the UK, where the government seems to rush, wanting to … Continue reading
Biodiversity Offsets under regulatory systems A decade ago offsets only existed under several regulatory systems e.g. Environmental Impact Assessment, US Wetland Mitigation, German Impact Mitigation Regulation and other (see table below for some selected more). The business case and voluntary … Continue reading
“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
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]