BBOP Publications Library

THE USE OF MARKET-BASED INSTRUMENTS FOR BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION – THE CASE OF HABITAT BANKING

Summary Report for European Commission DG Environment

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is the summary report of the consortium led by Economics For The Environment Consultancy Ltd (eftec) and the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) for the contract for European Commission Directorate-General Environment on “The Use of Market-based Instrument for Biodiversity Protection – the case of habitat banking” (ENV.G.1/ETU/2008/0043).

Compensating for damage to biodiversity

the American experience of wetlands banks

Review of the US experience with wetlands banking

Strengthening implementation of the mitigation hierarchy

managing biodiversity risk for conservation gains

The scale and pace of development is intensifying across the mining, oil & gas, agriculture, infrastructure, forestry and housing sectors. Such rapid and large scale expansion in commercial development threatens to irreversibly transform landscapes around the world, putting pressure on biodiversity and the people that depend on it for their livelihoods and well-being. Understanding the […]

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Act No. 91 of 1999 as Amended, Volume 1

The objects of this Act are: to provide for the protection of the environment, especially those aspects of the environment that are matters of national environmental significance; and to promote ecologically sustainable development through the conservation and ecologically sustainable use of natural resources; and to promote the conservation of biodiversity; and to provide for the […]

Decreto No 4.340, 22 Agusto 2002

Art. 2o O ato de criação de uma unidade de conservação deve indicar: a denominação, a categoria de manejo, os objetivos, os limites, a área da unidade e o órgão responsável por sua administração; a população tradicional beneficiária, no caso das Reservas Extrativistas e das Reservas de Desenvolvimento Sustentável; a população tradicional residente, quando couber, […]

Federal Guidance on the Use of In-Lieu-Fee Arrangements for Compensatory Mitigation Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act

The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) are issuing final policy guidance regarding the use of in-lieu-fee arrangements for the purpose of providing compensation for adverse impacts to wetlands and other aquatic resources. Compensatory mitigation projects are designed to replace aquatic […]

ChevronTexaco in the Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development in Papua New Guinea’s Rain Forests

Protecting people and the environment is at the cornerstone of ChevronTexaco’s corporate policy. Chevron Niugini has made this commitment integral to the design and operation of the company’s Kutubu Petroleum Development Project in Papua New Guinea. This case study describes Chevron Niugini’s efforts to conserve the environment, preserve cultural diversity and promote sustainable community development, […]

Bainbridge Biodiversity Offset Case Study – 2009

Case study of the BBOP pilot biodiversity offset work on Bainbridge Island, Washington, US. Published in 2009.

Ecology and Environmental Impact Assessment

Realising a vision of no net loss through marine biodiversity offsetting in Australia

Biodiversity offsets are increasingly used in policy frameworks to regulate the environmental impacts of development including projects located in marine environments. Scientific knowledge gaps and other practical challenges have necessitated flexibility concerning the manner in which key offsetting principles are implemented in policy frameworks relevant to such environments. The potential trade-off of such flexibility is […]