Carsten Mann and Arno Simons have published a new paper entitled “Local emergence and international developments of conservation trading systems: innovation dynamics and related problems” in Environmental Conservation (2014). You can read the full article on the Journal website (pay-walled). For more … Continue reading
The British Ecological Society (BES) in a recent post looks at uncertainty and unanswered questions with regard to biodiversity offsets. The author of the article concludes that since the UK government’s consultation closed at the end of 2013, “the Government … Continue reading
Anders Enetjärn and his team at Swedish environmental consultancy Ennetjärn Natur together with Kairos Futur have written an extensive report entitled “Habitat banking — Futures for market-based solutions for biodiversity to year 2030″. Unfortunately (for most of us) the report … Continue reading
This is a guest post by Divya Narain, Learning manager at Environmental Management Center in Mumbai, India. This comment has previously been published on Divya’s Blog. It is the expression of the author’s thoughts and experiences and as such is acknowledged … Continue reading
There’s another BBOP webinar upcoming in two days time from now, i.e. Thursday (or Wednesday evening for the US and related time zones). This time the topic is: “Biodiversity Offsetting Practice — Western Sydney, Australia”. Tom Grosskopf and Derek Steller from … Continue reading
Sally Johnson has written a report entitled “A National Biodiversity Offset Scheme: A Road Map for Liberia’s Mining Sector”. This report was also presented in a BBOP webinar last friday. You can find the full report here: A National Biodiversity Offset … Continue reading
I know, it’s a bit short notice, but there is another BBOP webinar being held this Friday. This time the topic is: “A National Biodiversity Offset Scheme for Liberia’s Mining Sector”. Sally Johnson, Consultant, and lead author of a recent World … Continue reading
This is a guest post by Megan Evans, a PhD researcher based at the Fenner School of Environment and Society, at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. This comment has previously been published on Megan’s Blog. It is the expression of the … Continue reading
This is a guest post by Carlos Ferreira, Research Assistant in the Center for Business in Society at Coventry University. He can be reached at carlos.ferreira@coventry.ac.uk. It is the expression of the author’s thoughts and experiences and as such is … Continue reading
I have recently come across another long-term biodiversity offset project. The Canadian Suncor-Winagami project dates back to 2003. The Winagami Lake Project began as a pilot initiated by Suncor and the Alberta Conservation Association (ACA) with the goal of buying land … Continue reading