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
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
Well, as I have mentioned in my previous post today sometimes it’s the more interesting things that slip through your fingers, even with your best intentions — or because of them. This was particularly the case for the “Biodiversity management … Continue reading
Today I want to share with you some short information on a few past and future events you might be interested in. The first one is a conference on ecological compensation in Sweden, jointly organised by consultancy Enetjärn Natur and … 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
This is a guest post by Joël Houdet who holds Senior Research Fellowships at the African Centre for Technology Studies (Nairobi, Kenya) and the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (University of Pretoria, South Africa). This guest post is the … Continue reading
From tomorrow on a two-day conference will examine the future of biodiversity offsetting in Australia. The conference entitled “Biodiversity Offsetting for Mining, Infrastructure and Urban Development” will focus on the complex and challenging task of balancing biodiversity conservation outcomes with … Continue reading
The 27th International Congress for Conservation Biology (and also the 4th European Congress for Conservation Biology) is taking place in Montpellier in the South of France August 2–6, 2015. This year’s title is “Mission Biodiversity — Choosing new paths for … Continue reading