Moving from biodiversity offsets to a target‐based approach for ecological compensation

Moving from biodiversity offsets to a target‐based approach for ecological compensation

Abstract Loss of habitats or ecosystems arising from development projects (e.g., infrastructure, resource extraction, urban expansion) are frequently addressed through biodiversity offsetting. As currently implemented, offsetting typically requires an outcome of “no net loss” of biodiversity, but on...

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Main Authors: Jeremy S. Simmonds, Laura J. Sonter, James E.M. Watson, Leon Bennun, Hugo M. Costa, Guy Dutson, Stephen Edwards, Hedley Grantham, Victoria F. Griffiths, Julia P.G. Jones, Joseph Kiesecker, Hugh P. Possingham, Philippe Puydarrieux, Fabien Quétier, Helga Rainer, Hugo Rainey, Dilys Roe, Conrad E. Savy, Mathieu Souquet, Kerry ten Kate, Ray Victurine, Amrei vonHase, Martine Maron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-03-01
Series:Conservation Letters
Subjects:
averted loss
biodiversity loss
Convention on Biological Diversity
counterfactual
environmental impact assessment
environmental policy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12695

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