Biodiversity Offsets Blog » » Germany 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 NEW ARTICLE: Land-Development Offset Policies in the Quest for Sustainability: What Can China Learn from Germany? http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/new-article-land-development-offset-policies-in-the-quest-for-sustainability-what-can-china-learn-from-germany/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/new-article-land-development-offset-policies-in-the-quest-for-sustainability-what-can-china-learn-from-germany/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:25:59 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2514 Author(s): Rong Tan, Rongyu Wang and Thomas Sedlin Title: Land-Development Offset Policies in the Quest for Sustainability: What Can China Learn from Germany? Year: 2014 In: Sustainability 2014, 6(6), 3400–3430; doi:10.3390/su6063400 Pages: pages 3400–3430. Publication type: open access journal article Language: English Source: http://www.mdpi.com/2071–1050/6/6/3400/htm … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/new-article-land-development-offset-policies-in-the-quest-for-sustainability-what-can-china-learn-from-germany/feed/ 0 NEW REPORT: A comparative analysis of ecological compensation programs: The effect of program design on the social and ecological outcomes http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/new-report-a-comparative-analysis-of-ecological-compensation-programs-the-effect-of-program-design-on-the-social-and-ecological-outcomes/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/new-report-a-comparative-analysis-of-ecological-compensation-programs-the-effect-of-program-design-on-the-social-and-ecological-outcomes/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2015 15:11:56 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2512 Author(s): Niak Sian Koh, Thomas Hahn and Claudia Ituarte-Lima Title: A comparative analysis of ecological compensation programs: The effect of program design on the social and ecological outcomes Year: 2014 In: This report is a product of an internship undertaken during the Master … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/new-report-a-comparative-analysis-of-ecological-compensation-programs-the-effect-of-program-design-on-the-social-and-ecological-outcomes/feed/ 0 KEY ISSUES IN BIODIVERSITY OFFSET LAW AND POLICY. A Comparison of Six Jurisdictions — new report by Dave Poulton http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/key-issues-in-biodiversity-offset-law-and-policy-a-comparison-of-six-jurisdictions-new-report-by-dave-poulton/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/key-issues-in-biodiversity-offset-law-and-policy-a-comparison-of-six-jurisdictions-new-report-by-dave-poulton/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2015 20:33:03 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2187 Some time ago I have been asked by Dave Poulton to review a chapter on biodiversity offsets under the German Impact Mitigation Regulation. So I am more than happy to inform you that Dave’s report entitled “KEY ISSUES IN BIODIVERSITY OFFSET … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/key-issues-in-biodiversity-offset-law-and-policy-a-comparison-of-six-jurisdictions-new-report-by-dave-poulton/feed/ 0 PhD on biodiversity offsets markets by Carlos Ferreira available online: Performativity and pluralities of biodiversity offsetting experiments http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/phd-on-biodiversity-offsets-markets-by-carlos-ferreira-available-online-performativity-and-pluralities-of-biodiversity-offsetting-experiments/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/phd-on-biodiversity-offsets-markets-by-carlos-ferreira-available-online-performativity-and-pluralities-of-biodiversity-offsetting-experiments/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:30:38 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2008 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 →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/phd-on-biodiversity-offsets-markets-by-carlos-ferreira-available-online-performativity-and-pluralities-of-biodiversity-offsetting-experiments/feed/ 0 Compensation for biodiversity losses: can varied approaches deliver? A comment by Carlos Ferreira http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/compensation-for-biodiversity-losses-can-varied-approaches-deliver-a-comment-by-carlos-ferreira/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/compensation-for-biodiversity-losses-can-varied-approaches-deliver-a-comment-by-carlos-ferreira/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:29:29 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1945 This is a guest post by Carlos Ferreira, Research Assistant in the Center for Business in Society at Coventry University. He can be reached at carlos.ferreira@coventry.ac.uk. It is the expression of the author’s thoughts and experiences and as such is … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/compensation-for-biodiversity-losses-can-varied-approaches-deliver-a-comment-by-carlos-ferreira/feed/ 0 Biodiversity offsets are not a business — why I don’t think we’ll have a commercial platform for biodiversity offsets somewhere in Europe, soon http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsets-are-not-a-business-why-i-dont-think-well-have-a-commercial-platform-for-biodiversity-offsets-somewhere-in-europe-soon/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsets-are-not-a-business-why-i-dont-think-well-have-a-commercial-platform-for-biodiversity-offsets-somewhere-in-europe-soon/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2015 08:36:04 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1901 This is an opinion post by Marianne Darbi, researcher at Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (Germany) and founder of the Biodiversity Offsets Blog. This com­ment is the expres­sion of my own thoughts and expe­ri­ences and as such is … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsets-are-not-a-business-why-i-dont-think-well-have-a-commercial-platform-for-biodiversity-offsets-somewhere-in-europe-soon/feed/ 2 Why would you say YES to the EU No Net Loss Initiative? http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/why-would-you-say-yes-to-the-eu-no-net-loss-initiative/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/why-would-you-say-yes-to-the-eu-no-net-loss-initiative/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:38:08 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1279 With the adop­tion of its 2020 Bio­di­ver­sity Strat­egy the EU has made a com­mit­ment to halt “the loss of bio­di­ver­sity and the degra­da­tion of ecosys­tem ser­vices in the EU by 2020, and restor­ing them in so far as fea­si­ble”. To … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/why-would-you-say-yes-to-the-eu-no-net-loss-initiative/feed/ 4 Why would you say NO to the EU No Net Loss Initiative? http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/why-would-you-say-no-to-the-eu-no-net-loss-initiative/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/why-would-you-say-no-to-the-eu-no-net-loss-initiative/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2014 13:24:29 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1262 With the adop­tion of its 2020 Bio­di­ver­sity Strat­egy the EU has made a com­mit­ment to halt “the loss of bio­di­ver­sity and the degra­da­tion of ecosys­tem ser­vices in the EU by 2020, and restor­ing them in so far as fea­si­ble”. To reach this goal the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/why-would-you-say-no-to-the-eu-no-net-loss-initiative/feed/ 5 Consultation on the EU No Net Loss Initiative: Biodiversity offsetting can, under certain circumstances, improve nature and biodiversity conservation — a comment by Heidi Wittmer http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsetting-can-certain-circumstances-improve-nature-biodiversity-conservation-comment-heidi-wittmer-consultation-eu-net-loss-initiative-2/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsetting-can-certain-circumstances-improve-nature-biodiversity-conservation-comment-heidi-wittmer-consultation-eu-net-loss-initiative-2/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2014 20:37:23 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1254 This is a guest post by Heidi Wittmer from Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany. 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. If … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsetting-can-certain-circumstances-improve-nature-biodiversity-conservation-comment-heidi-wittmer-consultation-eu-net-loss-initiative-2/feed/ 5 Biodiversity Offsets Newsweek, September 29-October 5, 2014 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsets-newsweek-september-29-october-5-2014/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsets-newsweek-september-29-october-5-2014/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:59:37 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1241 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 easy … Continue reading →

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