BBOP Publications Library

Options and Financial Mechanisms for the Financing of Biodiversity Offsets

White Paper

To date very little attention has been paid to the design and development of adequate financing and associated mechanisms to support offset funding needs across both the short and long term. Addressing offset financing is a topic of growing relevance and importance for governments, companies and civil society. In practical terms, financial sustainability together with […]

Local Business for Global Biodiversity Conservation

Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988: Version No 030

The purpose of this Act is to establish a legal and administrative structure to enable and promote the conservation of Victoria’s native flora and fauna and to provide for a choice of procedures which can be used for the conservation, management or control of flora and fauna and the management of potentially threatening processes.

Council Directive of 2 April 1979 on the Conservation of Wild Birds

This Directive relates to the conservation of all species of naturally occurring birds in the wild state in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies. It covers the protection, management and control of these species and lays down rules for their exploitation. Annex 1Annex 2Annex 3

Federal Water Pollution Control Act

A program of ecosystem assessment assisting in the development of (i) baseline studies which determine the state of estuarine zones and the effects of natural and anthropogenic changes, and (ii) predictive models capable of translating information on specific discharges or general pollutant loadings within estuarine zones into a set of probable effects on such zones.

Global Biodiversity Outlook: Chapter 1 – Status and Trends of Global Biodiversity

The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the changing status of the world’s biological diversity. The first sections below provide general information on the nature and scope of biological diversity, and broad trends at genetic and species level. Subsequent sections outline the status of the general ecosystem types that are the […]

BBOP Overview – 2009

An overview of BBOP and the concept of biodiversity offsets, published in 2009. The document accompanied the publication of a broad set of guidance, including handbooks on offset design and implementation, issues papers, case studies and a glossary of terms. This overview presents the vision, mission and goals of BBOP, and its achievements. It also […]

Gradsect theory and practice in biodiversity assessment

Introduction to Gradsect theory, an improved way of sampling biodiversity information baseline data, and its application to biodiversity offsets.

Marine No Net Loss

A feasibility assessment of implementing no net loss of biodiversity in the sea

The oceans are under threat; marine species populations declined by 49% between 1970 and 2012 (WWF, 2015). Anthropogenic pressures on the marine environment have increased over the past five years, with 66% of the high seas and 77% of areas within national jurisdiction showing increased human impact (Halpern et al., 2015). On land, policy goals […]

Mapping the Economic Costs and Benefits of Conservation

Resources for biodiversity conservation are severely limited, requiring strategic investment. Understanding both the economic benefits and costs of conserving ecosystems will help to allocate scarce dollars most efficiently. However, although cost-benefit analyses are common in many areas of policy, they are not typically used in conservation planning. We conducted a spatial evaluation of the costs […]