Land‐use change in the coastal zone has led to worldwide degradation of marine coastal
ecosystems and a loss of the goods and services they provide. Restoration is the process of …

Abstract 'No net loss' is a buzz phrase in environmental policy. Applied to a multitude of
environmental targets such as biodiversity, wetlands and land productive capacity, no net …

Efforts to conserve biodiversity comprise a patchwork of international goals, national-level
plans, and local interventions that, overall, are failing. We discuss the potential utility of …

Deployment of floating solar photovoltaic installations (floatovoltaics) is advancing, with
various designs beginning to appear in a range of marine environments. Insight from …

In the face of the ongoing biodiversity crisis, questions are arising regarding the success, or
lack thereof, of biodiversity offset schemes, where biodiversity losses from human …

Summary The upcoming Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meeting, and adoption of
the new Global Biodiversity Framework, represent an opportunity to transform humanity's …

To counter their widespread loss, global aspirations are for no net loss of remaining
wetlands [1]. We examine whether this goal alone is sufficient for managing China's …

Demand for restoration of resilient, self‐sustaining, and biodiverse natural ecosystems as a
conservation measure is increasing globally; however, restoration efforts frequently fail to …

Offsetting is emerging as an important but controversial approach for managing environment–
development conflicts. Biodiversity offsets are designed to compensate for damage to …

The mitigation hierarchy is a decision-making framework designed to address impacts on
biodiversity and ecosystem services through first seeking to avoid impacts wherever …