A Framework for Implementing and Valuing Biodiversity Offsets in Colombia: A Landscape Scale Perspective

A Framework for Implementing and Valuing Biodiversity Offsets in Colombia: A Landscape Scale Perspective

Biodiversity offsets provide a mechanism for maintaining or enhancing environmental values in situations where development is sought, despite negative environmental impacts. They seek to ensure that unavoidable deleterious environmental impacts of development are balanced by environmental gains. Whe...

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Main Authors: Shirley Saenz, Tomas Walschburger, Juan Carlos González, Jorge León, Bruce McKenney, Joseph Kiesecker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-11-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
biodiversity offsets
compensatory mitigation
landscape scale mitigation
mitigation hierarchy
sustainable development goals
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/5/12/4961

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