Biodiversity Offsets Blog » » loss & gain 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 Comparing biodiversity offset methodologies — new paper by Bull http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/comparing-biodiversity-offset-methodologies-new-paper-bull/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/comparing-biodiversity-offset-methodologies-new-paper-bull/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2015 06:16:03 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1873 Joe Bull has  published a new paper entitled “Comparing biodiversity offset methodologies. Divergence in securing ‘no net loss’” in Decision Point (No 85, February 2015). You can read the full article on the Journal website (open access). For more information … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/comparing-biodiversity-offset-methodologies-new-paper-bull/feed/ 0 Insights into Biodiversity Offsetting in Ontario (Canada) — new report by Ontario Nature http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/insights-biodiversity-offsetting-ontario-canada-new-report-ontario-nature/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/insights-biodiversity-offsetting-ontario-canada-new-report-ontario-nature/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 05:58:02 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1692 The Canadian NGO Ontario Nature has recently released a report entitled “Insights into Biodiversity Offsetting in Ontario”. The report is the outcome of a project on biodiversity offsetting (started in July 2013), which was supported by the Metcalf Foundation. It … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/insights-biodiversity-offsetting-ontario-canada-new-report-ontario-nature/feed/ 0 OPAL – new free, open-source soft­ware tool to cal­cu­late envi­ron­men­tal losses and gains http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/opal-new-free-open-source-stand-alone-soft%c2%adware-tool-cal%c2%adcu%c2%adlate-envi%c2%adron%c2%admen%c2%adtal-losses-gains/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/opal-new-free-open-source-stand-alone-soft%c2%adware-tool-cal%c2%adcu%c2%adlate-envi%c2%adron%c2%admen%c2%adtal-losses-gains/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2014 05:16:45 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1670 This month, a newly devel­oped free, open-source, stand-alone soft­ware tool to cal­cu­late envi­ron­men­tal losses and gains was released. Being part of the work of the Nat­ural Cap­i­tal Project, OPAL (Off­set Port­fo­lio Ana­lyzer and Loca­tor) enables users to esti­mate the impacts … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/opal-new-free-open-source-stand-alone-soft%c2%adware-tool-cal%c2%adcu%c2%adlate-envi%c2%adron%c2%admen%c2%adtal-losses-gains/feed/ 1 Biodiversity Offsets Technical Study Paper — new IUCN report out http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsets-technical-study-paper-new-report/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsets-technical-study-paper-new-report/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2014 06:44:23 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1592 IUCN has presented the latest report by its Biodiversity Offsets Technical Study Group at the IUCN World Parks Congress (12 - 19 November 2014 in Sydney, Australia). Lead authors Kerry ten Kate and John Pilgrim together with various contributing authors have written more … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/biodiversity-offsets-technical-study-paper-new-report/feed/ 7 A method for calculating minimum biodiversity offset multipliers — new paper by Laitila, Moilanen and Pouzols http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/method-calculating-minimum-biodiversity-offset-multipliers-new-paper-laitila-moilanen-pouzols/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/method-calculating-minimum-biodiversity-offset-multipliers-new-paper-laitila-moilanen-pouzols/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2014 06:38:38 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1324 Jussi  Laitila, Atte Moilanen and Federico M. Pouzols have published a new paper on “A method for calculating minimum biodiversity offset multipliers accounting for time discounting, additionality, and permanence” in Methods in Ecology and Evolution. Read more here and find … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/method-calculating-minimum-biodiversity-offset-multipliers-new-paper-laitila-moilanen-pouzols/feed/ 0 PhD study: Biodiversity Offsets for moving conservation targets http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/phd-study-biodiversity-offsets-moving-conservation-targets/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/phd-study-biodiversity-offsets-moving-conservation-targets/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2014 21:59:10 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1032 Another PhD on Biodiversity Offsets was published this year. Joe Bull has prepared his work at Imperial College London, Department of Life Sciences.  His work focuses on biodiversity offsets for moving conservation targets. He examines the case of the Saiga Antelope in the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/phd-study-biodiversity-offsets-moving-conservation-targets/feed/ 1 Comparing biodiversity offset calculation methods with a case study in Uzbekistan — new paper by Bull et al http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/comparing-biodiversity-offset-calculation-methods-case-study-uzbekistan-new-paper-bull-et-al/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/comparing-biodiversity-offset-calculation-methods-case-study-uzbekistan-new-paper-bull-et-al/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2014 09:45:51 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=693 New paper on biodiversity offsets in Biological Conservation A new paper has been published by J. W. Bull, E. J. Milner-Gulland, K. B. Suttle and N. J. Singh in Biological Conservation (Volume 178, October 2014, Pages 2–10): “Comparing biodiversity offset … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/comparing-biodiversity-offset-calculation-methods-case-study-uzbekistan-new-paper-bull-et-al/feed/ 1 Clarifications on the different stages of the Mitigation Hierarchy — new discussion on LinkedIn http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/clarifications-different-stages-mitigation-hierarchy-new-discussion-linkedin/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/clarifications-different-stages-mitigation-hierarchy-new-discussion-linkedin/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:45:24 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=500 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 →

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