Leveraging Biodiversity Net Gain to address invertebrate declines in England DOI Creative Commons
Natalie Duffus, Owen T. Lewis,

Richard Grenyer

et al.

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 24, 2025

Abstract Meeting ambitions such as the Global Biodiversity Framework 2030 targets will require multiple conservation mechanisms that benefit widest possible range of habitats and species. Here, we evaluate likely impact a novel ambitious ecological compensation policy, Net Gain (BNG) in England, on terrestrial insects, spiders other arthropods (‘invertebrates’), functionally essential but rapidly declining group taxa. Current implementation BNG England sets out to provide 10% uplift biodiversity when infrastructure development (such housebuilding) occurs. However, is habitat‐driven approach risks overlooking important considerations relevant invertebrate conservation, threatens further reduce size quality their may increase habitat fragmentation. BNG, currently implemented, therefore represents missed opportunity use universally applied policy invertebrates components biodiversity. We suggest ways forward realign with what know be crucial for successful National Pollinator Strategy. This ensure appropriate conditions are retained, enhanced created at landscape scale optimised contribute broader national targets. As accounting offsetting schemes increasingly adopted around world, experience provides valuable insights into how programmes could better designed, implemented monitored benefits wide variety taxa achieved.

Language: Английский

Hopes and Fears for Incentivising Coexistence With Big Cats Through Innovative Market‐Based Financial Mechanisms DOI Creative Commons
Harrison Carter,

Chrishen Gomez,

S. Ray

et al.

Wildlife Letters, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 17, 2025

ABSTRACT There is increasing global interest in developing market‐based financial mechanisms to direct greater private capital funding into biodiversity conservation. Additional derived through credit or bond‐based products can offer hope improve local cost:benefit ratios of wildlife presence and incentivize coexistence. However, conservation complex, we fear these carry risks unintended consequences, particularly where metrics are insufficiently thought through, locally affected communities not equitably engaged. Here, outline our perspective hopes fears, with a particular focus on big cat conservation, conflict We encourage scientists, practitioners, community members cede the development completely experts standard setters, but take more active role learning, offering critique, supporting engagement Indigenous Peoples Local Communities. This vital managing risk head maximizing potential benefit for human‐big

Language: Английский

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Leveraging Biodiversity Net Gain to address invertebrate declines in England DOI Creative Commons
Natalie Duffus, Owen T. Lewis,

Richard Grenyer

et al.

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 24, 2025

Abstract Meeting ambitions such as the Global Biodiversity Framework 2030 targets will require multiple conservation mechanisms that benefit widest possible range of habitats and species. Here, we evaluate likely impact a novel ambitious ecological compensation policy, Net Gain (BNG) in England, on terrestrial insects, spiders other arthropods (‘invertebrates’), functionally essential but rapidly declining group taxa. Current implementation BNG England sets out to provide 10% uplift biodiversity when infrastructure development (such housebuilding) occurs. However, is habitat‐driven approach risks overlooking important considerations relevant invertebrate conservation, threatens further reduce size quality their may increase habitat fragmentation. BNG, currently implemented, therefore represents missed opportunity use universally applied policy invertebrates components biodiversity. We suggest ways forward realign with what know be crucial for successful National Pollinator Strategy. This ensure appropriate conditions are retained, enhanced created at landscape scale optimised contribute broader national targets. As accounting offsetting schemes increasingly adopted around world, experience provides valuable insights into how programmes could better designed, implemented monitored benefits wide variety taxa achieved.

Language: Английский

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