Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in conservation science

LJ Sonter, SH Ali, JEM Watson - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mining poses serious and highly specific threats to biodiversity. However, mining can also
be a means for financing alternative livelihood paths that, over the long-term, may prevent …

The ecological outcomes of biodiversity offsets under “no net loss” policies: A global review

SOSE zu Ermgassen, J Baker, RA Griffiths… - Conservation …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

The global extent of biodiversity offset implementation under no net loss policies

JW Bull, N Strange - Nature Sustainability, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract 'No net loss'(NNL) biodiversity policies, which seek to neutralize ongoing
biodiversity losses caused by economic development activities, are applicable worldwide …

[HTML][HTML] Credible biodiversity offsetting needs public national registers to confirm no net loss

H Kujala, M Maron, CM Kennedy, MC Evans, JW Bull… - One Earth, 2022 - cell.com
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 …

No net loss of biodiversity or paper offsets? A critical review of the French no net loss policy

F Quétier, B Regnery, H Levrel - Environmental Science & Policy, 2014 - Elsevier
French regulations concerning the mitigation of development impacts have been
progressively strengthened with offsets now required for impacts on forests, wetlands, and …

Protecting and restoring habitats to benefit freshwater biodiversity

ML Piczak, D Perry, SJ Cooke, I Harrison… - Environmental …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Freshwater biodiversity is under great threat across the globe as evidenced by more severe
declines relative to other types of ecosystems. Some of the main stressors responsible for …

The anatomy of a failed offset

DB Lindenmayer, M Crane, MC Evans, M Maron… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biodiversity offsetting is widely applied but its effectiveness is rarely assessed. We evaluated
the effectiveness of a nest box program intended to offset clearing of hollow-bearing trees …

Seeking convergence on the key concepts in 'no net loss' policy

JW Bull, A Gordon, JEM Watson… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity conservation policies incorporating a no net loss (NNL) principle are being
implemented in many countries. However, there are linguistic and conceptual …

Tracking the origins and development of biodiversity offsetting in academic research and its implications for conservation: a review

C Coralie, O Guillaume, N Claude - Biological Conservation, 2015 - Elsevier
Spurred by recent initiatives aimed at achieving “No Net Loss” of biodiversity, the concept of
biodiversity offsetting (henceforth BO) is growing in popularity in the political, business …

[HTML][HTML] Compensating for lost nature values through biodiversity offsetting–Where is the evidence?

J Josefsson, LA Widenfalk, M Blicharska… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodiversity offsetting is becoming a principal instrument for managing biodiversity and
ecosystem services in society. Still, it is unclear whether biodiversity offsetting can fully …