Comments on: Will offsets save or sink Protected Areas? — New paper by Pilgrim and Bennun http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/will-offsets-save-sink-protected-areas-new-paper-pilgrim-bennun/ A Platform for Information and Exchange on Biodiversity Offsets and the Mitigation Hierarchy by Marianne Darbi Tue, 02 May 2017 16:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: Marianne Darbi http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/will-offsets-save-sink-protected-areas-new-paper-pilgrim-bennun/#comment-4404 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:07:42 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1618#comment-4404 Thanks for your very much appreciated comment and insight, Fernando. I suppose, you know the biodiversity offset theory and practice in Brazil very well — maybe you can provide some examples to illustrate where this shift of responsibilities has taken place on a single case basis — or is there evidence that this is (as you say) becoming “common practice” at a more general level?

]]> By: Fernando Santos http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/will-offsets-save-sink-protected-areas-new-paper-pilgrim-bennun/#comment-4223 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 14:44:41 +0000 http://www.biodiversityoffsets.net/?p=1618#comment-4223 Hi there,

I think this is a very important issue to be discussed, as these bio­di­ver­sity off­sets in Pro­tected Areas (PAs) trades made by developers contribute to the transference of governmental responsabilities to companies during the licensement process. In this way, the governmental agencies gradually transfer their responsabilities to developers making these actions a trend in offsetting. In Brazil, cases like these are becoming a common practice, principally in projects located in unassisted areas, such as in the amazon hydroeletrical projects.

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