How much of a market is involved in a biodiversity offset? A typology of biodiversity offset policies.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.080
Abstract: Biodiversity offsets (BO) are increasingly promoted and adopted by governments and companies worldwide as a policy instrument to compensate for biodiversity losses from infrastructure development projects. BO are often classified as 'market-based instruments' both by… read more here.
Keywords: much market; biodiversity offset; biodiversity; biodiversity losses ... See more keywords
Quantifying Europe's biodiversity footprints and the role of urbanization and income
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DOI: 10.1017/sus.2019.23
Abstract: Non-technical abstract Biodiversity footprinting links consumers to the biodiversity pressure their consumption induces, thereby informing choices and enabling participation in remediation measures. In order for countries, cities and households to reduce their impacts it is… read more here.
Keywords: biodiversity footprints; role; biodiversity; biodiversity losses ... See more keywords
Quantifying Biodiversity Losses Due to Human Consumption: A Global-Scale Footprint Analysis.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b05296
Abstract: It is increasingly recognized that human consumption leads to considerable losses of biodiversity. This study is the first to systematically quantify these losses in relation to land use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with… read more here.
Keywords: biodiversity; footprint; biodiversity losses; consumption ... See more keywords
Biodiversity losses and conservation responses in the Anthropocene
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aam9317
Abstract: Biodiversity is essential to human well-being, but people have been reducing biodiversity throughout human history. Loss of species and degradation of ecosystems are likely to further accelerate in the coming years. Our understanding of this… read more here.
Keywords: conservation responses; conservation; responses anthropocene; biodiversity ... See more keywords