Biodiversity offsets seek to compensate for residual environmental impacts of planned
developments after appropriate steps have been taken to avoid, minimize or restore impacts …

Regulatory biodiversity trading (or biodiversity “offsets”) is increasingly promoted as a way to
enable both conservation and development while achieving “no net loss” or even “net gain” …

Biodiversity offsets are an increasingly popular yet controversial tool in conservation. Their
popularity lies in their potential to meet the objectives of biodiversity conservation and of …

Rapid, extensive, and ongoing environmental change increasingly demands that humans
intervene in ecosystems to maintain or restore ecosystem services and biodiversity. At the …

In response to a shift toward specialization and mechanization during the 20th century, there
has been momentum on the part of a vocal contingent of consumers, producers …

Habitat loss through development is one of the major causes of biodiversity loss. The
increasingly common legal requirement to first avoid, then reduce and, if necessary, offset …

Should farming and conservation policies aim broadly to separate land for nature and land
for production (land sparing) or integrate production and conservation on the same land …

Compensatory mitigation, or biodiversity offsets, provide a mechanism for maintaining or
enhancing environmental values in situations where development is being planned, despite …

Recent practise has revealed that conservation interventions that seek to achieve multiple
benefits generally face significant, if under-recognized trade-offs. REDD+ policies present …

Highlights•Biodiversity offsets are a compensation tool that uses a common metric.•We
reviewed the scientific literature on biodiversity offsetting.•Most common challenges are …