BBOP Publications Library

Victoria ‘s Native Vegetation Management: A Framework for Action – Summary Brochure 3

While the Framework sets a new standard for future management, significant work has occurred over the last 10 years. Our farmers and land managers have been at the forefront of Victoria’s native vegetation management efforts. Through the Landcare, Land for Wildlife, Bushcare and salinity programs as well as individual efforts, the rural community has strongly […]

Is biodiversity a material risk for companies?

Over the past decade, global loss of biodiversity, and the consequent economic value of ‘ecosystem services’, has been rising up the public policy agenda. We have now reached a point at which increased scientific understanding of biodiversity loss, combined with greater analysis of its causes and potential impacts, has caused the relationship of the corporate […]

State of Biodiversity Markets

Offset and Compensation Programs Worldwide

This report provides the status and trends of biodiversity offset and compensatory mitigation programs by geographical region. In each section, the report summarizes the total active programs and developing activities, and broad metrics like total known payments and land area protected or restored. In each region, we also analyze the characteristics of offset programs—what drives […]

生物多様性オフセットに関する BBOPスタンダード

The BBOP Standard on Biodiversity Offsets translated into Japanese.

Exploring lessons learned from biodiversity offsetting markets in other countries that could inform appraisal of options for delivering offsets in England

Final report to Defra (project code WC1098)

The objective of this study was to gather evidence, from established offsetting markets in the US and Australia, through structured interviews and a limited review of literature, on (1) the range and extent of costs and benefits to developers arising from offsetting regimes, (2) the effects of market design on offset prices, (3) conservation outcomes […]

Biodiversity Offsets: Mileage, Methods and (Maybe) Markets

Business case for voluntary, ‘beyond compliance’ measures: license to operate, reputation, competitive advantage, reduce liabilities Is this sufficient to encourage voluntary offset commitments?

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000: Statutory Rules 2000 No. 181 as Amended

For paragraph (g) of the definition of nuclear action in subsection 22 (1) of the Act, a nuclear action includes establishing, significantly modifying, decommissioning or rehabilitating a facility where radioactive materials at or above the activity level mentioned in regulation 2.02 are, were, or are proposed to be used or stored.

Lei No 14.247, 29 Julho 2002

Esta lei institui o Sistema Estadual de Unidades de Conservação no Estado de Goiás e estabelece critérios e normas para a criação, implantação e gestão das unidades de conservação, além de dispor sobre incentivos e penalidades.

Federal Guidance on the Use of Preservation as Compensatory Mitigation Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act

This document provides guidance on the use of preservation as compensatory mitigation undertaken to meet permit requirements under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. The permit program requires appropriate and practicable compensatory mitigation to offset unavoidable impacts to aquatic resources by replacing aquatic […]

Draft Guidelines for Implementing Ecoregional Status Measures

Ecoregional status measures comprise a set of data about the viability, threat and conservation status of biodiversity within an ecoregion. Derived primarily from data generated by ecoregional assessments, these measures provide a snapshot of the status of biodiversity conservation, as well as a measure of trends in this status over time.