Biodiversity Offsets
European Perspectives on No Net Loss of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
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This book deals with the new concept of biodiversity offsets. The aim of offsetting schemes is to achieve no let loss or even net gain of biodiversity. Offsets obey a mitigation hierarchy and reflect the precautionary and polluter-pays principle in regard to project impacts.
Readers gain insights into current debates on biodiversity policies, with top experts outlining theoretical principles and the latest research findings. At the same time the focus is on practical application and case studies. Today there is a lively international discussion among practitioners and scientists on the optimal legal framework, metrics and design of habitat banks to ensure the success of biodiversity offsets and to minimise the risks of failure or misuse. Contributing to the debate, this volume presents the activities and practices of biodiversity offsetting already implemented in Europe in selected EU member states, and the lessons that can be learnt from them. Readers may be surprised at how much experience already exists in these countries. A further aim of the book is to offer grounded insights on the road ahead, and foster a more intensive and fruitful discussion on how offsetting can be extended and improved upon, so that it becomes a key and effective component of Europe’s biodiversity conservation policy framework.This book deals with the new concept of biodiversity offsets. The aim of offsetting schemes is to achieve no let loss or even net gain of biodiversity. Offsets obey a mitigation hierarchy and reflect the precautionary and polluter-pays principle in regard to project impacts.
Readers gain insights into current debates on biodiversity policies, with top experts outlining theoretical principles and the latest research findings. At the same time the focus is on practical application and case studies. Today there is a lively international discussion among practitioners and scientists on the optimal legal framework, metrics and design of habitat banks to ensure the success of biodiversity offsets and to minimise the risks of failure or misuse. Contributing to the debate, this volume presents the activities and practices of biodiversity offsetting already implemented in Europe in selected EU member states, and the lessons that can be learnt from them. Readers may be surprised at how much experience already exists in these countries. A further aim of the book is to offer grounded insights on the road ahead, and foster a more intensive and fruitful discussion on how offsetting can be extended and improved upon, so that it becomes a key and effective component of Europe’s biodiversity conservation policy framework.Collates the work of over 30 international authors including top experts on biodiversity offsets Provides a comprehensive overview of the full range of offsetting principles in a series of european countries Each country chapter gives the respective legal background, methods adopted as well as case studies Discusses biodiversity research and policymaking as well as planning practice and teaching
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Wolfgang Wende
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“This publication represents a first attempt to comprehensively review current practice related to biodiversity offsetting and compensation practices in Europe. … which will no doubt resonate with, and be directly useful to, the European conservation community. … Wolfgang et al. provide a useful synthesis on current practice and a valuable platform for further work.” (Laura J. Sonter, Biological Conservation, Vol. 225, September, 2018)“The book deals with the compensation of impairments to biodiversity and ecosystem functions in Europe, by which means – and beyond the objectives of Natura 2000 – overall net loss can be reduced to practically zero (no net loss). … The book concludes by calling for an EU initiative to realise a biodiversity offsets scheme. It provides a very good overview of the range of existing approaches, while clearly showing that most MemberStates are still very much at a rudimentary stage.” (Translated from German by Derek Henderson, Dr. Frank Schalles, UVP-report, Vol. 32 (1), 2018)
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