Biodiversity Offsets Blog » » biodiversity loss http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net A Platform for Information and Exchange on Biodiversity Offsets and the Mitigation Hierarchy by Marianne Darbi Sun, 30 Apr 2017 14:57:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 SHORT INFO: Why biodiversity loss and climate change are equal threats http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-why-biodiversity-loss-and-climate-change-are-equal-threats/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-why-biodiversity-loss-and-climate-change-are-equal-threats/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2016 15:05:04 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2618 What’s it about in short: Robert Bloomfield elaborates on the interelatedness of such crucial threats as biodiversity loss and climate change. When was it released: December 26, 2015 By whom: Robert Bloomfield, in: The Guardian More info: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/dec/26/biodiversity-loss-climate-change Short extract: … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-why-biodiversity-loss-and-climate-change-are-equal-threats/feed/ 0 SHORT INFO: Mid-term review of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-mid-term-review-of-the-eu-biodiversity-strategy-to-2020/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-mid-term-review-of-the-eu-biodiversity-strategy-to-2020/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2015 06:16:09 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2446 What’s it about in short: The mid-term review of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 describes progress made in implementing the actions and achieving the targets set out in the strategy adopted in 2011. The report demonstrates that action on the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-mid-term-review-of-the-eu-biodiversity-strategy-to-2020/feed/ 0 Offsetting biodiversity losses — a guest post by Marie Brown http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/offsetting-biodiversity-losses-a-guest-post-by-marie-brown/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/offsetting-biodiversity-losses-a-guest-post-by-marie-brown/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2015 12:08:48 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2440 This is a guest post on behalf of Marie Brown, Senior Policy Analyst for Environmental Defense Society (EDS), specializing in biodiversity policy. The text by Veronika Meduna (from Radio New Zealand National) was based on a radio interview with Marie … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/offsetting-biodiversity-losses-a-guest-post-by-marie-brown/feed/ 0 NEW BOOK: Vanishing Nature: facing New Zealand’s biodiversity crisis http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/new-book-vanishing-nature-facing-new-zealands-biodiversity-crisis/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/new-book-vanishing-nature-facing-new-zealands-biodiversity-crisis/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2015 10:15:41 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2436 Author(s): Marie A Brown, R T Theo Stephens, Raewyn Peart and Bevis Fedder Title: Vanishing Nature: facing New Zealand’s biodiversity crisis Year: 2015 In: published by Environmental Defence Society, New Zealand Pages: ~200 pages Publication type: book Language: English Source: http://www.eds.org.nz/our-work/publications/books/vanishing-nature-facing-new-zealands-biodiversity/ Additional … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/new-book-vanishing-nature-facing-new-zealands-biodiversity-crisis/feed/ 0 SHORT INFO — infographic on business opportunities from natural capital challenges http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-infographic-on-business-opportunities-from-natural-capital-challenges/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-infographic-on-business-opportunities-from-natural-capital-challenges/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2015 06:44:13 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2393 What’s it about in short:  The ‘Business opportunities from natural capital challenges’ infographic depicts the alarming degradation rates of the quantity and quality of water, biodiversity and soil. When was it released: February 17, 2015 By whom: Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-infographic-on-business-opportunities-from-natural-capital-challenges/feed/ 0 (First) Biodiversity Offsets NewsMONTH, January 2015 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/first-biodiversity-offsets-newsmonth-january-2015/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/first-biodiversity-offsets-newsmonth-january-2015/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2015 13:05:42 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1976 Some time ago, I have announced that the news category that I have created for the Biodiversity Offsets Blog, entitled “Biodiversity Offsets Newsweek”, would be replaced by another tool. Not so much different (same style and structure), this new tool … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/first-biodiversity-offsets-newsmonth-january-2015/feed/ 0 Integrating social gains with ‘no net loss’ of biodiversity — a comment by Victoria Griffiths http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/integrating-social-gains-no-net-loss-biodiversity-comment-victoria-griffiths/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/integrating-social-gains-no-net-loss-biodiversity-comment-victoria-griffiths/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:43:39 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1623 This is a guest post by Victoria Griffiths, PhD Student at Imperial College London (UK). This comment 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 →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/integrating-social-gains-no-net-loss-biodiversity-comment-victoria-griffiths/feed/ 0 Biodiversity Offsets Newsweek, October 20–26, 2014 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsets-newsweek-october-20-26-2014/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsets-newsweek-october-20-26-2014/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2014 06:15:08 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1503 About the Biodiversity Offsets Newsweek If you are interested in environmental compensation and biodiversity offsets, there are certainly good news: there is now a whole bunch of information from different sources, locations and viewpoints publicly available (something which wasn’t this … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsets-newsweek-october-20-26-2014/feed/ 0 Can you reduce environmental impacts of business within a budget? — play the game http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/can-reduce-environmental-impacts-business-within-budget-play-game/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/can-reduce-environmental-impacts-business-within-budget-play-game/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2014 06:52:33 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1332 In our very inside, there is a child in each of us which makes that we hardly ever loose our joy of playing. That’s probably why things like the following game usually attract our attention far more than simple words … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/can-reduce-environmental-impacts-business-within-budget-play-game/feed/ 1 Biodiversity Offsets Newsweek, October 6–12, 2014 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsets-newsweek-september-29-october-5-2014-2/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsets-newsweek-september-29-october-5-2014-2/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:08:58 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1314 About the Biodiversity Offsets Newsweek If you are interested in environmental compensation and biodiversity offsets, there are certainly good news: there is now a whole bunch of information from different sources, locations and viewpoints publicly available (something which wasn’t this … Continue reading →

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