The Canadian NGO Ontario Nature has recently released a report entitled “Insights into Biodiversity Offsetting in Ontario”. The report is the outcome of a project on biodiversity offsetting (started in July 2013), which was supported by the Metcalf Foundation. It … Continue reading
The question whether accountants “can save the planet” as the subtitle of the new book by Jane Gleeson-White (“Six Capitals. The revolution capitalism has to have — or can accountants save the planet?”) suggests, points to the core of the … Continue reading
Sarah Benabou has published a new paper on “Making Up for Lost Nature? A Critical Review of the International Development of Voluntary Biodiversity Offsets” in Environment and Society: Advances in Research, Volume 5, Number 1, 2014, pp. 103–123(21). You can access the … Continue reading
This is a guest post by The Biodiversity Consultancy, a UK-based consultancy specialized in biodiversity offsets. This is the expression of the author’s thoughts and experiences and as such is acknowledged as a fruitful contribution to the discussion on biodiversity … Continue reading
IUCN has presented the latest report by its Biodiversity Offsets Technical Study Group at the IUCN World Parks Congress (12 - 19 November 2014 in Sydney, Australia). Lead authors Kerry ten Kate and John Pilgrim together with various contributing authors have written more … Continue reading
This is a guest post by Joël Houdet, Senior Research Fellow at African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), Johannesburg (South Africa). For any further information, please contact Joël directly. Call for issue papers: Responsible Natural Resource Economies in Africa. The African Center for Technology Studies … Continue reading
Ana Villarroya, Ana Christina Barros and Joe Kiesecker have published a new paper on “Policy Development for Environmental Licensing and Biodiversity Offsets in Latin America” in PLOS ONE. You can access the full paper here (open access) and find the abstract copied … Continue reading
Rebecca Kormos, Cyril F. Kormos, Tatyana Humle, Annette Lanjouw, Helga Rainer, Ray Victurine, A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands, Mamadou S. Diallo and Elizabeth A. Williamson have published a new paper on “Great Apes and Biodiversity Offset Projects in Africa: The Case for National Offset Strategies” in Methods … Continue reading
UK-based consultancy “The Biodiversity Consultancy” (TBC) has published a report entitled “Review of the Taninthayi Nature Reserve Project as a conservation model in Myanmar” (authors: E. H. B. Pollard, Soe Win Hlaing and J. D. Pilgrim). The study was commissioned … Continue reading
Josianne Claudia Sales Rosa and Luis E. Sánchez have published a new paper on “Is the ecosystem service concept improving impact assessment? Evidence from recent international practice” in Environmental Impact Assessment Review (Volume 50, January 2015, Pages 134–142). You can … Continue reading