Three ways to deliver a net positive impact with biodiversity offsets

A Moilanen, JS Kotiaho - Conservation Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity offsetting is the practice of using conservation actions, such as habitat
restoration, management, or protection, to compensate for ecological losses caused by …

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 …

Implementation gap between the theory and practice of biodiversity offset multipliers

JW Bull, SP Lloyd, N Strange - Conservation Letters, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging policies worldwide require biodiversity gains as compensation for losses
associated with economic development, seeking to achieve “no net loss”(NNL). Multipliers …

A loss‐gain calculator for biodiversity offsets and the circumstances in which no net loss is feasible

P Gibbons, MC Evans, M Maron, A Gordon… - Conservation …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Offsetting is a policy instrument intended to provide flexibility for development. We
developed a simple calculator to predict when no net loss is feasible using biodiversity …

Do biodiversity offsets achieve no net loss? An evaluation of offsets in a French department

L Bezombes, C Kerbiriou, T Spiegelberger - Biological Conservation, 2019 - Elsevier
Biodiversity offsetting is a policy approach that compensates for the ecological losses from
development projects affecting biodiversity with equivalent gains through offsets, aiming at …

Importance of baseline specification in evaluating conservation interventions and achieving no net loss of biodiversity

JW Bull, A Gordon, EA Law, KB Suttle… - Conservation …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
There is an urgent need to improve the evaluation of conservation interventions. This
requires specifying an objective and a frame of reference from which to measure …

[HTML][HTML] Fifteen operationally important decisions in the planning of biodiversity offsets

A Moilanen, JS Kotiaho - Biological conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Many development projects, whether they are about construction of factories, mines, roads,
railways, new suburbs, shopping malls, or even individual houses, have negative …

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 …

Biodiversity offsets and the challenge of achieving no net loss

TA Gardner, A Von Hase, S Brownlie… - Conservation …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Businesses, governments, and financial institutions are increasingly adopting a policy of no
net loss of biodiversity for development activities. The goal of no net loss is intended to help …

[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 …