SHORT INFO – Does it help conservation to put a price on nature? – article and related LinkedIn discussion

What’s it about in short: article and related LinkedIn discussion on the benefits and risks of economic valuation of nature (with some references to biodiversity offsets) When was it released: September 11, 2015 By whom: Roger Harris, Biodiversity Professionals More … Continue reading

SHORT INFO – Is “biodiversity offsetting” really protecting ecosystems? (LinkedIn discussion)

What’s it about in short: lively LinkedIn discussion (~30 comments) on the impact and effectiveness of biodiversity offsets When was it released: August, 2015 By whom: Gordon Gerbitz More info: https://www.linkedin.com/grp/post/4076378-6031468076283752449 … Continue reading

Biodiversity Offsets in recent discussions in LinkedIn groups

I am using LinkedIn not only as a platform to connect to other people in my professional field, but also to exchange and discuss current issues. As a result, all of the posts on the Biodiversity Offsets Blog are shared … Continue reading

The value of valuing nature – new discussion on LinkedIn

Daniel Moura  has started a new discussion in the Biodiversity Professionals Group on LinkedIn on the value of valuing nature. This is based on a recent article published in the research news section of the University of Cambridge (UK), entitled … Continue reading

To B(e)BOP or not to be BOB? – Do we need a Biodiversity Offset Blog besides the Business and Biodiversity Offset Program?

Admittedly, I did exaggerate a bit with the play on words in the title of the post and the pathos of the words unveils more sarcasm than an honest question. But as long as this blog exists I have felt … Continue reading

Clarifications on the different stages of the Mitigation Hierarchy – new discussion on LinkedIn

Mboringong Fideline has started a new discussion in the BBOP NO Net Loss Discussion Group on LinkedIn. The focus is on the different stages of the Mitigation Hierarchy. Hello All, Please can i get some clarification on the transition process … Continue reading

Biodiversity Offsets for Ecosystem Services – new discussion on LinkedIn

Laurence Barea has started a new discussion in the BBOP NO Net Loss Discussion Group on LinkedIn. The focus is on Biodiversity Offsets for Ecosystem Services. The New Zealand Department of Conservation is interested in examples where offsets have been … Continue reading

“Credit stacking” of biodiversity offsets – new discussion on LinkedIn

Dave Poulton has started a new discussion in the BBOP NO Net Loss Discussion Group on LinkedIn. The focus is on experiences, approaches and policies or other jurisdiction of “Credit Stacking”, i.e. the recognition of more than one type of environmental … Continue reading

New article on Mining and Biodiversity Offsets

As announced in the BBOP No Net Loss Discussion group Malika Virah-Sawmy has published an article on “Mining and biodiversity offsets: A transparent and science-based approach to measure no-net-loss”. Here’s the link to the article https://theconversation.com/does-offsetting-work-to-make-up-for-habitat-lost-to-mining-27699 And here’s the link … Continue reading