What’s it about in short: article introducing a video on natural capital of the Mekong river/region (in Spanish, video in Vietnamese/English) When was it released: September 4, 2015 By whom: Mercados de Medio Ambiente More info: http://www.mercadosdemedioambiente.com/actualidad/el-papel-del-capital-natural/#gdQ0MZjdW0v2g4DB … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: Fabien Quétier from french consultancy Biotope presented work on biodiversity offsets in Africa at ICCB conference in Montpellier, August 2015 (in French) When was it released: August 25, 2015 By whom: Biotope More info: http://www.biotope.fr/fr/biotope-au-congres-mondial-de-biologie-de-la-conservation … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: launch of the Great Victoria Desert Biodiversity Trust as part of the offsets strategy for the Tropicana Gold Mine in Western Australia When was it released: November 25, 2014 By whom: 360 environmental More info: http://www.360environmental.com.au/news-resources/great-victoria-desert-biodiversity-trust-launched/ … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: “Mining companies are some of the heaviest polluters and they are bound to comply and pay for clean-up and environmental remediation.” says report on extractive industries in Southern Africa. When was it released: September 17, 2013 By … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: blog post on the role of the private sector in financing biodiversity conservation in India When was it released: March 22, 2015 By whom: Divya Narain More info: https://divyanarain.wordpress.com/2015/03/22/can-csr-provide-biodiversity-finance-in-india/ … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: Peter Kareiva and Clive Spash debate on new paths for conservation at ICCB conference 2015 in Montpellier When was it released: August 2, 2015 By whom: Jocelyne Sze More info: https://storify.com/jocelynesze/iccb-2015-kareiva-vs-spash … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: letter by organizations and individuals to EU Commission on biodiversity offsetting concerns When was it released: October 20, 2014 By whom: FERN More info: http://www.fern.org/publications/ngo-statements/open-letter-commissioner-poto%C4%8Dnik-about-biodiversity-offsetting and http://www.redd-monitor.org/2014/10/21/stop-biodiversity-offsets-thousands-sign-letter-to-the-european-commission/ … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: unanswered questions on the implementation of biodiversity offsets (in general and in the UK) When was it released: April 20, 2015 By whom: British Ecological Society More info: http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2015/04/20/biodiversity-offsetting-uncertainty-and-unanswered-questions/ … Continue reading
The world of biodiversity offsets is turning faster and faster — at least that’s what it feels like for me: there’s such a lot of information already out there and increasingly new bits are being added to the giant puzzle … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: article on the introduction of habitat banking in Spain (in Spanish) When was it released: April 21, 2015 By whom: Sara Acosta (Cinco Días) More info: http://cincodias.com/cincodias/2015/04/21/empresas/1429639895_153868.html … Continue reading