Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 9, 2022
Abstract
Conservation
Banking
in
California
is
a
long-established
offset
program.
Banks
are
hybrid
instruments
that
hover
between
market
autonomy
and
regulatory
oversight.
Challenges
may
affect
program
success
include
aligning
regulation
with
the
scales
objectives
of
conservation
interaction
other
compensation
instruments.
I
use
an
analytical
framework
combining
social-ecological
fit
(does
spatial,
functional,
temporal
or
conservation?)
instrument
(are
redundant,
synergetic,
etc.?)
to
analyze
institutional
banking
Results
show
fails
reflect
species
objectives,
creating
mismatch.
The
disincentivizes
banking,
while
its
conserving
cannot
be
measured.
Competing
redundant
can
lead
weaker
compensation.
needs
equal
standards
for
all
Findings
on
useful
programs,
considerations
could
improve
offsets
anywhere.
Ecological Management & Restoration,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
24(1), P. 3 - 6
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Summary
There
has
been
considerable
discussion
in
Australia
about
market‐based
initiatives
with
the
potential
to
bring
effective
incentives
and
greater
investment
for
farmers
other
land
managers
promote
biodiversity
conservation.
These
include
trading
markets
(also
termed
nature
repair
market),
stewardship
schemes,
certification
programmes,
sustainability
frameworks,
natural
capital
accounting.
We
welcome
these
discussions
believe
would
be
true
advances
if
they
much
conservation
stronger
protection
recovery
of
biodiversity.
However,
we
also
have
major
concerns
integrity
scientific
credibility
some
initiatives.
In
this
article,
discuss
why
it
is
critical
that
such
both
carefully
define
determine
what
elements
are
targeted
efforts.
fundamental
importance
appropriate
agreed
metrics,
as
well
need
rigorous,
designed
independent
monitoring.
To
ensure
like
markets,
frameworks
accounting
non‐corruptible
actually
deliver
intended
do,
will
underpinned
by
programme
designs.
This
includes
robust
transparent
governance
structures,
high‐quality
monitoring
timely
reporting
key
metrics.
Business Strategy and the Environment,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
30(8), P. 3502 - 3516
Published: May 26, 2021
Abstract
The
mitigation
hierarchy
(MH)
is
a
prominent
tool
to
help
businesses
achieve
no
net
loss
or
gain
outcomes
for
biodiversity.
Technological
innovations
offer
benefits
business
biodiversity
management,
yet
the
range
and
continued
evolution
of
technologies
creates
complex
landscape
that
can
be
difficult
navigate.
Using
literature
review,
online
surveys,
semi‐structured
interviews,
we
assess
improve
application
MH.
We
identify
six
categories
(mobile
survey,
fixed
remote
sensing,
blockchain,
data
analysis,
enabling
technologies)
with
high
feasibility
and/or
relevance
(i)
aid
direct
implementation
measures
(ii)
enhance
surveys
monitoring,
which
feed
into
design
interventions
including
avoidance
minimization
measures.
At
interface
between
development
impacts,
opportunities
lie
in
investing
technologies,
capitalizing
on
synergies
technology
groups,
collaborating
conservation
organizations
institutional
capacity,
developing
practical
solutions
suited
widespread
use.
Land,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
10(6), P. 565 - 565
Published: May 27, 2021
Offsets
are
increasingly
used
to
compensate
for
unavoidable
development
impacts
on
species
and
habitats.
Many
offset
programs
pursue
no
net
loss,
but
research
the
success
of
these
is
lacking,
including
conservation
banking’s
in
conserving
protected
under
US
Endangered
Species
Act.
This
article
provides
a
case
study
analysis
two
banks
state
California,
comparing
gains
provided
by
with
losses
from
impacts.
It
an
credits
metrics
determine
whether
equal
terms
type,
condition,
amount.
Results
do
show
that
exceed
acreage.
However,
program
uses
indirect
(acreage),
equivalence
gains,
besides
habitat
type
size,
not
reflected.
Banks
provide
baseline
their
documentation
conduct
monitoring
abundance
quality,
they
use
it
measure
additional
gains.
More
detailed
transparent
indices
certify
acres
production
could
allow
quantification
benefits
evaluation
success.
selecting
standardized
challenging
because
need
be
species-specific
reflect
goal
recovery,
still
operational
practice.
Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(4)
Published: March 31, 2024
Abstract
Biodiversity
and
habitat
loss
due
to
historical
continued
urbanization
anthropogenic
development
require
continuous
efforts
abate
ongoing
environmental
decline.
Restoration
enhancement
that
aim
address
biodiversity
loss,
have
shown
some
promise
at
providing
suitable
for
species
in
the
more
urbanized
nearshore
areas
of
Lake
Ontario.
Using
20
years
fish
community
data
from
Toronto
waterfront,
this
study
examined
ecosystem
responses
a
spatio‐temporal
context
across
wetland
embayment
ecotypes.
The
goals
were
(1)
assess
how
communities
changed
over
time
restored,
reference
less
ecosystems
(2)
determine
if
restored
enhanced
habitats
meet
defined
management
targets.
Fish
assessed
through
newly
developed
multi‐metric
index
based
on
life
history
traits
associations
like
trophic
thermal
guild.
along
waterfront
transitioned
cool
coldwater
pelagic
higher
proportion
native
warmwater
species,
many
them
piscivores,
associated
with
cover
vegetation,
These
changes
are
pronounced
largest
restoration
site
‘Tommy
Thompson
Park’,
where
indices
approach
natural
levels.
This
result
indicates
benefits
effectiveness
decade‐long
subsequent
monitoring
responses.
Our
results
underline
large‐scale
projects
settings
can
be
vital
importance
freshwater
conservation
efforts,
as
well
application
scenarios
indices,
will
play
an
even
larger
role
when
looking
Ontario
or
Great
Lakes
whole.
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
19(2), P. e0292702 - e0292702
Published: Feb. 6, 2024
Biodiversity
and
mitigation
banking
has
become
a
popular
alternative
offsetting
mechanism,
especially
for
freshwater
species
systems.
Central
to
this
increase
in
popularity
is
the
need
sound
control
mechanisms
ensure
offset
functionality.
Two
commonly
used
are
monitoring
requirements
staggered
release
of
bank
credits
over
time.
We
data
from
47
banks
United
States,
targeting
systems
species.
Based
on
meeting
our
criteria
we
showed
that
generally
scale
with
increased
project
complexity
most
their
total
credit
amount
within
first
3
years.
further
advance
common
can
potential
without
providing
tangible
ecological
benefits.
Physical
biological
assessment
by
let
us
identify
three
main
types
focusing
connectivity,
physical
aspects,
habitat
application
possibilities
caveats
provide
different
ecosystem
benefits
affected
anthropogenic
development.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 25, 2023
Abstract
The
implementation
of
French
mitigation
bank
requires
an
approval
(agrément
SNC)
delivered
by
state
services
through
instruction
phase.
However,
the
ecological
expectations
need
to
be
clarified.
To
assist
stakeholders,
we
developed
assessment
framework
whose
aim
is
specify
useful
criteria
justify/determine
whether
or
not
a
project
ecologically
relevant.
In
this
context,
intended
answer
following
question:
regarding
its
gains
strategy
and
site
location,
suitable
achieve
objectives?
We
define
as
relevant
(1)
based
on
acceptable
objectives,
realistic
operational
restauration,
management
monitoring
measures.
This
must
(2)
consistent
with
intrinsic
characteristics
host
site(s)
(3)
landscape
context
in
which
takes
place.
(4)
respect
offset
principles
ultimately
guiding
line
any
project.
different
identified
those
four
components
were
organized
under
form
reading
grid
give
more
details.
