Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve No Net Loss goals

Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve No Net Loss goals

Countries are adopting ecological compensation policies aimed at achieving no net loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Here, Sonter and colleagues apply spatial simulation models to case studies in Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, and Mozambique to show that compensation alone is not sufficient...

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Main Authors: Laura J. Sonter, Jeremy S. Simmonds, James E. M. Watson, Julia P. G. Jones, Joseph M. Kiesecker, Hugo M. Costa, Leon Bennun, Stephen Edwards, Hedley S. Grantham, Victoria F. Griffiths, Kendall Jones, Kei Sochi, Philippe Puydarrieux, Fabien Quétier, Helga Rainer, Hugo Rainey, Dilys Roe, Musnanda Satar, Britaldo S. Soares-Filho, Malcolm Starkey, Kerry ten Kate, Ray Victurine, Amrei von Hase, Jessie A. Wells, Martine Maron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15861-1

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15861-1

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