No net loss (NNL) biodiversity policies mandating the application of a mitigation hierarchy
(avoid, minimize, remediate, offset) to the ecological impacts of built infrastructure are …

Biodiversity offsets are commonly used to compensate for environmental impacts, but their
effectiveness is often questioned. Estimations of expected losses and gains often rely on …

Urbanization leads to land-use changes and landscape fragmentation, impacting natural
habitats and their connectivity. In principle, many local decision-makers are obliged to adopt …

Net outcome‐type biodiversity policies are proliferating globally as perceived mechanisms
to reconcile economic development and conservation objectives. The UK government's …

Land developers can apply biodiversity offsetting in different ways, from a project-by-project
approach to a pooled and proactive approach, this latter appearing to provide greater …

Biodiversity offsetting is a policy approach that compensates for the ecological losses from
development projects affecting biodiversity with equivalent gains through offsets, aiming at …

Biodiversity loss is accelerating because of unceasing human activity and land clearing for
development projects (urbanisation, transport infrastructure, mining and quarrying…) …

Biodiversity offsets are applied in many countries to compensate for impacts on the
environment, but research on regulatory frameworks and implementation enabling effective …

Within the framework of the mitigation hierarchy, biodiversity offsetting is the main tool
promoted to reach No Net Loss. One of the determining factors of offsetting success is the …

Biodiversity offsets are used internationally to compensate for impacts on the environment,
but research on the effectiveness of this instrument in conserving biodiversity is scarce …