Another PhD in the field of environmental compensation and biodiversity offsets is available online. Congratulations to Anne-Charlotte Vaissière who successfully completed her thesis at Université de Bretagne Occidentale (France). The thesis is in French, entitled “Le recours au principe de … Continue reading
Bárbara Gonçalves, Alexandra Marques, Amadeu Mortágua Velho Da Maia Soares and Henrique Miguel Pereira have published a new paper entitled “Biodiversity offsets: from current challenges to harmonized metrics” in a Special Issue of Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (Volume 14, … Continue reading
As a regular reader of the Biodiversity Offsets Blog you have seen multiple contributions by Carlos Ferreira on this blog which clearly mark his expertise in the field of biodiversity offsets. It is therefore great to note that his doctoral … Continue reading
Commercial agriculture and forestry could have a net positive impact on biodiversity – say the authors of a recent report. Thanks to Fabien Quetier for informing me about one of the latest IUCN reports entitled “No Net Loss and Net … Continue reading
Ascelin Gordon, Joe Bull, Chris Wilcox and Martine Maron have published a new paper entitled “Perverse incentives risk undermining biodiversity offset policies” in Journal of Applied Ecology (February 2015). Read more on the Journal website (pay-walled). For more information see also a … Continue reading
Joe Bull has published a new paper entitled “Comparing biodiversity offset methodologies. Divergence in securing ‘no net loss’” in Decision Point (No 85, February 2015). You can read the full article on the Journal website (open access). For more information … Continue reading
David A. Norton and Bruce Warburton have published a new paper entitled “The potential for biodiversity offsetting to fund effective invasive species control” in Conservation Biology (Volume 29, Issue 1, pages 5–11, February 2015). Read more on the Journal website … Continue reading
KATHERINE L. MILLER, JAMES A. TREZISE, STEFAN KRAUS, KIMBERLEY DRIPPS, MEGAN C. EVANS, PHILIP GIBBONS, HUGH P. POSSINGHAM and MARTINE MARON have published a new paper entitled “The development of the Australian environmental offsets policy: from theory to practice” in Environmental Conservation (2015). Read more on the Journal … Continue reading
Dario Kenner (Why Green Economy?) has published a new report entitled “Who should value nature? Sustainable business initiative — outside insights”. You can access the report online and find a pdf following: Kenner_2014_Who-should-value-nature. For more information please see the related … Continue reading
Amrei von Hase, Andrew Cooke, Aristide Andrianarimisa, Rivolala Andriamparany, Vanessa Mass, Robin Mitchell and Kerry ten Kate Have published a new report on the BBOP Ambatovy mining case study in Madagascar entitled “Working Towards No Net Loss and Beyond. Ambatovy, … Continue reading