Biodiversity Offsets Blog » » US 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 Transferring the benefit of USA and European No Net Loss policies to Italy — a guest post by Ariadna Chavarria http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/transferring-the-benefit-of-usa-and-european-no-net-loss-policies-to-italy-a-guest-post-by-ariadna-chavarria/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/transferring-the-benefit-of-usa-and-european-no-net-loss-policies-to-italy-a-guest-post-by-ariadna-chavarria/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2016 06:29:23 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2685 This is a guest post by Ariadna Chavarria, PhD candidate at the University of Padova, Italy. 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. … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/transferring-the-benefit-of-usa-and-european-no-net-loss-policies-to-italy-a-guest-post-by-ariadna-chavarria/feed/ 0 SHORT INFO: The best things are achieved by banking your offsets, not just trading them http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-the-best-things-are-achieved-by-banking-your-offsets-not-just-trading-them/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-the-best-things-are-achieved-by-banking-your-offsets-not-just-trading-them/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2015 06:35:16 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2603 What’s it about in short: comment on the recent memorandum of the US president on impact mitigation (including mitigation banking) in the United States When was it released: November 15, 2015 By whom: Jemma Penelope More info: https://misjpmovesthings.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/the-best-things-are-achieved-by-banking-your-offsets-not-just-trading-them/ Short extract: Mitigation … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-the-best-things-are-achieved-by-banking-your-offsets-not-just-trading-them/feed/ 0 SHORT INFO: Presidential Memorandum: Mitigating Impacts on Natural Resources from Development and Encouraging Related Private Investment http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-presidential-memorandum-mitigating-impacts-on-natural-resources-from-development-and-encouraging-related-private-investment/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-presidential-memorandum-mitigating-impacts-on-natural-resources-from-development-and-encouraging-related-private-investment/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2015 06:24:31 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2597 What’s it about in short: On November 3 President Obama issued a memorandum encouraging a standard set of practices across several federal departments and agencies for the application of the mitigation hierarchy, including offsetting. When was it released: November 3, … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-presidential-memorandum-mitigating-impacts-on-natural-resources-from-development-and-encouraging-related-private-investment/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 SHORT INFO — The Nature Conservancy’s Development by Design global program http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-nsw-election-2015-baird-biodiversity-offsets-plan-endangered-under-labour-2/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-nsw-election-2015-baird-biodiversity-offsets-plan-endangered-under-labour-2/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:50:24 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2379 What’s it about in short: launch of the web platform of The Nature Conservancy’s Development by Design global program When was it released: September 15, 2015 By whom: Bruce McKenney and Joe Kiesecker, the Nature Conservancy More info: http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/urgentissues/smart-development/index.htm Short … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-nsw-election-2015-baird-biodiversity-offsets-plan-endangered-under-labour-2/feed/ 0 SHORT INFO — First ‘Avoided Forest Conversion’ Offsets Purchased in the California Market http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-first-avoided-forest-conversion-offsets-purchased-in-the-california-market/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-first-avoided-forest-conversion-offsets-purchased-in-the-california-market/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:03:34 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2369 What’s it about in short: article on carbon offsets from avoided forest conversion and sustainable forest management When was it released: April 23, 2015 By whom: Kasey Krifka, Triple Pundit More info: http://www.triplepundit.com/2015/04/purchase-first-avoided-forest-conversion-offsets-california-market/ Short extract: The Climate Trust, a mission-driven nonprofit … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-first-avoided-forest-conversion-offsets-purchased-in-the-california-market/feed/ 0 SHORT INFO — Understanding The Basics Of Mitigation Banking http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-understanding-the-basics-of-mitigation-banking/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-understanding-the-basics-of-mitigation-banking/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2015 06:15:53 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2355 What’s it about in short: article explaining (US) mitigation banking When was it released: n.a. By whom: Vikram Jhawar More info: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/dictionary/031615/understanding-basics-mitigation-banking.asp#ixzz3km9QJShV Short extract: Mitigation banking is a system of credits and debits devised to ensure that ecological loss, especially … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/short-info-understanding-the-basics-of-mitigation-banking/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 Local emergence and international developments of conservation trading systems: innovation dynamics and related problems — new article by Mann and Simons http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/local-emergence-and-international-developments-of-conservation-trading-systems-innovation-dynamics-and-related-problems-new-article-by-mann-and-simons/ http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/local-emergence-and-international-developments-of-conservation-trading-systems-innovation-dynamics-and-related-problems-new-article-by-mann-and-simons/#comments Fri, 15 May 2015 14:37:44 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=2067 Carsten Mann and Arno Simons have published a new paper entitled “Local emergence and international developments of conservation trading systems: innovation dynamics and related problems” in Environmental Conservation (2014). You can read the full article on the Journal website (pay-walled). For more … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/local-emergence-and-international-developments-of-conservation-trading-systems-innovation-dynamics-and-related-problems-new-article-by-mann-and-simons/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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