Biodiversity Offsets Blog » » mining 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 BBOP webinar on Friday, January 15, 2015: Biodiversity Offsets in Chile: from goals to reality http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/bbop-webinar-on-friday-january-15-2015-biodiversity-offsets-in-chile-from-goals-to-reality/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/bbop-webinar-on-friday-january-15-2015-biodiversity-offsets-in-chile-from-goals-to-reality/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2016 14:27:24 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2616 There’s another BBOP webinar upcoming, on January 15. This time the topic is: “Biodiversity Offsets in Chile:  from goals to reality”. In this webinar, Claudia Silva, Conservation Strategy Coordinator of the Wildlife Conservation Society — Chile, will examine gaps that … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/bbop-webinar-on-friday-january-15-2015-biodiversity-offsets-in-chile-from-goals-to-reality/feed/ 0 SHORT INFO: Extractives industries in Africa: Blessing or Curse? http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-extractives-industries-in-africa-blessing-or-curse/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-extractives-industries-in-africa-blessing-or-curse/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:46:01 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2503 What’s it about in short: article adsressing the aims of BirdLife International, IUCN and WWF to balance extractives industries in Africa with social and envieonmental concerns When was it released: June 12, 2015 By whom: Ken Mwathe, BirdLife More info: … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-extractives-industries-in-africa-blessing-or-curse/feed/ 0 NEW BOOK: Protecting the Environment, Privately — including mining offsets in NSW http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/new-book-protecting-the-environment-privately-including-mining-offsets-in-nsw/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/new-book-protecting-the-environment-privately-including-mining-offsets-in-nsw/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2015 06:57:49 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2468 Editor(s): Jeffrey Bennett Title: Protecting the Environment, Privately Year: 2015 Pages: 380 pages Publication type: book Language: English Source: http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/9789814675444_0015 Chapter 15 of this book is dedicated to biodiversity offsets in mining in Australia: Robert Gillespie (2015) Mining Offsets in NSW. Protecting the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/new-book-protecting-the-environment-privately-including-mining-offsets-in-nsw/feed/ 0 SHORT INFO — Great Victoria Desert Biodiversity Trust launched to offset mining in Western Australia http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-great-victoria-desert-biodiversity-trust-launched-to-offset-mining-in-western-australia/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-great-victoria-desert-biodiversity-trust-launched-to-offset-mining-in-western-australia/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2015 05:53:27 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2342 What’s it about in short: launch of the Great Victoria Desert Biodiversity Trust as part of the offsets strategy for the Tropicana Gold Mine in Western Australia When was it released: November 25, 2014 By whom: 360 environmental More info: … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-great-victoria-desert-biodiversity-trust-launched-to-offset-mining-in-western-australia/feed/ 0 SHORT INFO — Land, biodiversity and extractive industries in southern Africa http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-land-biodiversity-and-extractive-industries-in-southern-africa/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-land-biodiversity-and-extractive-industries-in-southern-africa/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:59:02 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2345 What’s it about in short: “Mining companies are some of the heaviest polluters and they are bound to comply and pay for clean-up and environmental remediation.” says report on extractive industries in Southern Africa. When was it released: September 17, 2013 … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-land-biodiversity-and-extractive-industries-in-southern-africa/feed/ 0 Conference “Biodiversity Offsetting for Mining, Infrastructure and Urban Development”, 22–23 July, Sydney (Australia) http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/conference-biodiversity-offsetting-for-mining-infrastructure-urban-development-22-23-july-sydney-australia/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/conference-biodiversity-offsetting-for-mining-infrastructure-urban-development-22-23-july-sydney-australia/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:12:50 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2247 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 →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/conference-biodiversity-offsetting-for-mining-infrastructure-urban-development-22-23-july-sydney-australia/feed/ 0 (First) Biodiversity Offsets NewsMONTH, January 2015 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/first-biodiversity-offsets-newsmonth-january-2015/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/first-biodiversity-offsets-newsmonth-january-2015/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2015 13:05:42 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1976 Some time ago, I have announced that the news category that I have created for the Biodiversity Offsets Blog, entitled “Biodiversity Offsets Newsweek”, would be replaced by another tool. Not so much different (same style and structure), this new tool … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/first-biodiversity-offsets-newsmonth-january-2015/feed/ 0 A National Biodiversity Offset Scheme: A Road Map for Liberia’s Mining Sector — new World Bank report http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/a-national-biodiversity-offset-scheme-a-road-map-for-liberias-mining-sector-new-world-bank-report/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/a-national-biodiversity-offset-scheme-a-road-map-for-liberias-mining-sector-new-world-bank-report/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2015 20:45:00 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1968 Sally Johnson has written a report entitled “A National Biodiversity Offset Scheme: A Road Map for Liberia’s Mining Sector”. This report was also presented in a BBOP webinar last friday. You can find the full report here: A National Biodiversity Offset … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/a-national-biodiversity-offset-scheme-a-road-map-for-liberias-mining-sector-new-world-bank-report/feed/ 0 BBOP webinar this Friday, March 26, 2015: A National Biodiversity Offset Scheme for Liberia’s Mining Sector http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/bbop-webinar-this-friday-march-26-2015-a-national-biodiversity-offset-scheme-for-liberias-mining-sector/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/bbop-webinar-this-friday-march-26-2015-a-national-biodiversity-offset-scheme-for-liberias-mining-sector/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2015 22:10:32 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1955 I know, it’s a bit short notice, but there is another BBOP webinar being held this Friday. This time the topic is: “A National Biodiversity Offset Scheme for Liberia’s Mining Sector”. Sally Johnson, Consultant, and lead author of a recent World … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/bbop-webinar-this-friday-march-26-2015-a-national-biodiversity-offset-scheme-for-liberias-mining-sector/feed/ 1 (Last) Biodiversity Offsets Newsweek, December 8–31, 2014 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/last-biodiversity-offsets-newsweek-december-8-31-2014/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/last-biodiversity-offsets-newsweek-december-8-31-2014/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:36:05 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1891 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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