Biodiversity Offsets Blog » » ecosystem services 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 No Net Loss and Biodiversity Offsets: documentation from the EcoSummit http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/no-net-loss-and-biodiversity-offsets-documentation-from-the-ecosummit/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/no-net-loss-and-biodiversity-offsets-documentation-from-the-ecosummit/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2016 21:22:47 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2803 As I had promised earlier, I am sharing with you some impressions and presentations from our biodiversity offsets session at the recent EcoSummit in Montpellier. After the general session description and line-up of speakers, find below the abstract and presentation … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/no-net-loss-and-biodiversity-offsets-documentation-from-the-ecosummit/feed/ 0 NEW REPORT: Valuing Nature: Protected Areas and Ecosystem Services http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/new-report-valuing-nature-protected-areas-and-ecosystem-services/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/new-report-valuing-nature-protected-areas-and-ecosystem-services/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:22:51 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2571 Author(s): (Editors:) Penelope Figgis, Brendan Mackey, James Fitzsimons, Jason Irving and Pepe Clarke Title: Valuing Nature: Protected Areas and Ecosystem Services Year: 2015 In: IUCN Australia SCIENCE INFORMING POLICY SYMPOSIUM SERIES Pages: 140. Publication type: report Language: English Source: http://aciucn.org.au/index.php/publications/2015-valuing-nature/ … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/new-report-valuing-nature-protected-areas-and-ecosystem-services/feed/ 0 Early bird deadline (September 4) for 8th World Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) conference in South Africa from 9–13 November 2015 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/early-bird-deadline-september-4-for-8th-world-ecosystem-services-partnership-esp-conference-in-south-africa-from-9-13-november-2015/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/early-bird-deadline-september-4-for-8th-world-ecosystem-services-partnership-esp-conference-in-south-africa-from-9-13-november-2015/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2015 11:46:32 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2330 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 →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/early-bird-deadline-september-4-for-8th-world-ecosystem-services-partnership-esp-conference-in-south-africa-from-9-13-november-2015/feed/ 0 Decoupling economic growth from environmental impacts is purely NONSENSE — insights from the first Dresden Nexus Conference http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/decoupling-economic-growth-from-environmental-impacts-is-purely-nonsense-insights-form-the-first-dresden-nexus-conference/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/decoupling-economic-growth-from-environmental-impacts-is-purely-nonsense-insights-form-the-first-dresden-nexus-conference/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:46:17 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1958 The last few days I was attending the first Dresden Nexus Conference. The event, co-organized by Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (my institute), United Nations University and Technische Universität Dresden (our local university), unified the catch words … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/decoupling-economic-growth-from-environmental-impacts-is-purely-nonsense-insights-form-the-first-dresden-nexus-conference/feed/ 0 Cynical conservation: cartoons on offsetting, ecosystem services and nature conservation http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/cynical-conservation/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/cynical-conservation/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:56:31 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1919 I have recently stumbled across the works of “Cynical conservation”, a cartoonist who shares his cynical drawings on twitter. Most likely to be based in the UK, he (?) describes himself as a “Cynical conservationist, illustrating my frustrations to remain … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/cynical-conservation/feed/ 0 Who should value nature — new report by Dario Kenner http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/value-nature-new-report-dario-kenner/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/value-nature-new-report-dario-kenner/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:55:54 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1848 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 →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/value-nature-new-report-dario-kenner/feed/ 1 Biodiversity Offsets Newsweek, December 1–7, 2014 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsets-newsweek-december-1-7-2014/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsets-newsweek-december-1-7-2014/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2014 05:00:54 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1657 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-december-1-7-2014/feed/ 0 Is the ecosystem service concept improving impact assessment? Evidence from recent international practice — new paper by Sales Rosa and Sánchez http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/ecosystem-service-concept-improving-impact-assessment-evidence-recent-international-practice-new-paper-sales-rosa-sanchez/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/ecosystem-service-concept-improving-impact-assessment-evidence-recent-international-practice-new-paper-sales-rosa-sanchez/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2014 10:36:27 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1470 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 →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/ecosystem-service-concept-improving-impact-assessment-evidence-recent-international-practice-new-paper-sales-rosa-sanchez/feed/ 2 Weaving Ecosystem Services into Impact Assessment — a report by World Resources Institute http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/weaving-ecosystem-services-impact-assessment-report-world-resources-institute/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/weaving-ecosystem-services-impact-assessment-report-world-resources-institute/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:02:16 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1452 This report introduces the Ecosystem Services Review for Impact Assessment (ESR for IA), a six step method to address project impacts and dependencies on ecosystem services as part of the environmental and social impact assessment process. The steps build on … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/weaving-ecosystem-services-impact-assessment-report-world-resources-institute/feed/ 0 Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss — funny and sad at the same time! http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/cartoon-guide-biodiversity-loss-funny-sad-time/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/cartoon-guide-biodiversity-loss-funny-sad-time/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2014 12:34:22 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=840 A vast collection of cartoons illustrating biodiversity loss — very entertaining and alarming at the same time. Pictures often say much more and much easier than words can do. Have a look and get carried away at: http://conservationbytes.com/toothless/cartoons/ Here are … Continue reading →

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