Compensation for biodiversity loss: Advice to the Netherlands' Taskforce on Biodiversity and Natural Resources

Compensation of damage to biodiversity is one of the mechanisms to settle environmental costs. It concerns creating new opportunities for biodiversity, which as a minimum equals the residual impact after a company or organization has attempted to avoid, prevent and mitigate that impact. In the Netherlands, voluntary compensation of biodiversity loss is very new and under development. No legal frameworks, regulations nor formal guidelines apply. Lessons are learned from voluntary biodiversity compensation pilots. „Barriers‟ to a broad support among companies for the compensation of biodiversity... Mehr ...

Verfasser: de Bie, S.
van Dessel, B.
Dokumenttyp: report
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Verlag/Hrsg.: De Gemeynt
Schlagwörter: biodiversity / nature compensation / nature development / private organizations / biodiversiteit / natuurcompensatie / natuurontwikkeling / particuliere organisaties
Sprache: Englisch
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Compensation of damage to biodiversity is one of the mechanisms to settle environmental costs. It concerns creating new opportunities for biodiversity, which as a minimum equals the residual impact after a company or organization has attempted to avoid, prevent and mitigate that impact. In the Netherlands, voluntary compensation of biodiversity loss is very new and under development. No legal frameworks, regulations nor formal guidelines apply. Lessons are learned from voluntary biodiversity compensation pilots. „Barriers‟ to a broad support among companies for the compensation of biodiversity loss due to their activities have to be removed. Communication, clarity on the interface with other government-driven initiatives, and financial incentives are among the required measures.