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Results of the No Net Loss Public Consultation now available online!

Marianne Darbi — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 22:06:47 +0000

As many have impatiently waited for it, I am happy to announce that the results of the European Commission’s public consultation on its planned No Net Loss Initiative are published online on the website of the European Commission. The internet … Continue reading →

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Making Up for Lost Nature? A Critical Review of the International Development of Voluntary Biodiversity Offsets — new paper by Benabou

Marianne Darbi — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 22:03:41 +0000

Sarah Benabou has published a new paper on “Making Up for Lost Nature? A Critical Review of the International Development of Voluntary Biodiversity Offsets” in Environment and Society: Advances in Research, Volume 5, Number 1, 2014, pp. 103–123(21). You can access the … Continue reading →

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Report on guidance for biodiversity compensation in Dutch businesses (BioCom Project)

guest — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 19:53:37 +0000

This is our first guest post, by Jolanda van Schaick from Dutch consultancy CREM! Our worldwide economic activities have repercussions on biodiversity. Plant and animal species are disappearing at an ever increasing rate and the natural resources of our world are … Continue reading →

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Biodiversity Offsets need a strong regulatory system! Or voluntary engagement?

Marianne Darbi — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:33:25 +0000

Biodiversity Offsets under regulatory systems A decade ago offsets only existed under several regulatory systems e.g. Environmental Impact Assessment, US Wetland Mitigation, German Impact Mitigation Regulation and other (see table below for some selected more). The business case and voluntary … Continue reading →

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Early draft on a Typology of Biodiversity Offsets

Marianne Darbi — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 10:49:10 +0000

Inspired by the multitude of biodiversity offsetting approaches worldwide, the inherent complexity of the concept of biodiversity offsets and the growing information overload, I have been interested in the distinction between regulatory and voluntary offsetting schemes since 2009. However, as … Continue reading →

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Blogs on Biodiversity Offsets

Marianne Darbi — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:23:39 +0000

There are a number of blogs on Biodiversity offsets out there in the internet if you google a bit. However, as most of the information on biodiversity offsets is rather fragmented (with the exeption of the Business and Biodiversity Offset … Continue reading →

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