Today the 5th International EcoSummit was opened in Corum Congress Center in Montpellier (France). There will be a few presentations on impact assessment/mitigation and biodiversity offsets — most notably a session on “European perspectives and global challenges on achieving no net … Continue reading
There’s another BBOP webinar upcoming, tomorrow, 3 August. Avoidance is meant to be the first and most important step in the mitigation hierarchy. In practice however, some decision-makers often fail to prioritize avoidance and minimization efforts prior to offsetting, or … Continue reading
Author(s): Joseph W. Bull, Ascelin Gordon, James E. M. Watson and Martine Maron Title: Seeking convergence on the key concepts in ‘no net loss’ policy Year: 2016 In: Journal of Applied Ecology, DOI:10.1111/1365–2664.12726. Published online: 14 July 2016 Pages: 8 pages. Publication type: journal … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: The French national Assembly has adopted the new biodiversity law, which now also includes the application of the mitigation hierarchy in order to reach the goal of NO NET LOSS (or preferably NET GAIN) of biodiversity: … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: Kerry ten Kate speaks on When was it released: June 21, 2016 By whom: Kerry ten Kate gives a vibrant talk on net positive impact on biodiversity and biodiversity offsets as part of the mitigation hierarchy … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: New paper joining biodiversity offsets and natural capital When was it released: July 8, 2016 By whom: Joël Houdet, Fabien Quétier, Helen Ding More info: http://naturalcapitalcoalition.org/net-impact-accounting-for-renewable-natural-capital-possible-pathways-for-corporate-level-disclosure/ … Continue reading
This is a guest post by Ariadna Chavarria, PhD candidate at the University of Padova, Italy. This comment is the expression of the author’s thoughts and experiences and such is acknowledged as a fruitful contribution to the discussion on biodiversity offsets. … Continue reading
I am organizing a session on biodiversity offsets for the 2016 Ecosummit to be held in Montpellier (29 August — 1 September 2016 | Le Corum, Montpellier, France) together with Fabien Quétier and Wolfgang Wende. The title is: European perspectives and global … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: Harold Levrel and Anne Teyssèdre comment on the parlamentary debate and news reporting about the new French biodiversity law When was it released: February 1, 2016 By whom: Harold Levrel and Anne Teyssèdre, le monde More info: http://www.lemonde.fr/biodiversite/article/2016/02/01/loi-sur-la-biodiversite-ne-tirez-plus-sur-l-ambulance_4857351_1652692.html#mmEh4v1zjMye2eP0.99 … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: no. 4 of the newsletter of Mercados de Medio Ambiente (including articles on natural capital, biodiversity and sustainability) When was it released: October — December, 2015 By whom: Mercados de Medio Ambiente More info: http://www.mercadosdemedioambiente.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/La-Mirada-de-MdMA-n.%C2%BA-4.html … Continue reading