What’s it about in short: Can biodiversity offsetting really help us compensate for environmental damage caused by development, or is it just a licence to trash? Fauna & Flora International’s David Marsh looks at some of the lessons we have learned … Continue reading
I had announced the public forum on biodiversity offsetting in the Niagara region (Canada) yesterday. If you could not participate and are nevertheless interested in the results, have a look at the youtube video and see also some photos on … Continue reading
Here’s some last minute information on a public forum on biodiversity offsetting in the Niagara region (Canada). The public forum will be a vehicle for citizens to voice their opinion and ask questions relating to offsetting. Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2015 Time: 6:30 pm … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: Steve Edwards of IUCN’s Business and Biodiversity Programme explains how government and business are looking at ways to compensate for the impacts of development on biodiversity. When was it released: January 15, 2015 By whom: IUCN More … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: article based on an interview with Ariel Brunner (BirdLife Europe) on the pros and cons of biodiversity offsets When was it released: September 7, 2015 By whom: IUCN More info: http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/business/?21861/The-pros-and-cons-of-biodiversity-offsets … Continue reading
Author(s): Michael Curran, Stefanie Hellweg, and Jan Beck Title: The jury is still out on biodiversity offsets: reply to Quétier et al. Year: 2015 In: Ecological Applications 25:1741–1746 Pages: 1741–1746 Publication type: Letter to the editor Language: English Source: http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890/14–2363.1 … Continue reading
Author(s): Fabien Quétier, Astrid J. A. Van Teeffelen, John D. Pilgrim, Amrei von Hase, and Kerry ten Kate Title: Biodiversity offsets are one solution to widespread poorly compensated biodiversity loss: a response to Curran et al. Year: 2015 In: Ecological Applications 25:1739–1741 … Continue reading
Author(s): Martine Maron, Ascelin Gordon, Brendan G. Mackey, Hugh P. Possingham & James E. M. Watson Title: Conservation: Stop misuse of biodiversity offsets Year: 2015 In: Nature523, 401–403(23 July 2015) Pages: 401–403 Publication type: open access journal article (comment) Language: English Source: http://www.nature.com/news/conservation-stop-misuse-of-biodiversity-offsets-1.18010 … Continue reading
Author(s): Martine Maron and James Watson Title: Offsetting Biodiversity: Greening or Greenwashing? Year: 2015 In: National Geographic, July 22, 2015 Pages: - Publication type: open access article Language: English Source: http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/22/offsetting-biodiversity-greening-or-greenwashing/ … Continue reading
What’s it about in short: seminar and talk by Prof EJ Milner-Gulland on biodiversity offsetting at Swansea University (UK), April 23, 2015 When was it released: April 22, 2015 By whom: Luca Borger More info: http://swantalks.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/biosciences-seminar-speaker-23-april.html … Continue reading