Preserving peri-urban land through biodiversity offsets: Between market transactions and planning regulations

Land Use Policy, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 127, С. 106545 - 106545

Опубликована: Янв. 25, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Large-scale forest restoration generates comprehensive biodiversity gains in an Amazonian mining site

Journal of Cleaner Production, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 443, С. 140959 - 140959

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2024

To reconcile environmental issues with socioeconomic development, the mitigation hierarchy emerges as a pivotal strategy that sequentially addresses impacts through structured approach of avoidance, minimization, remediation, and offsetting. No net loss (NNL) is achieved when biodiversity gains from all four stages are larger than project's impacts. Here, we assessed changes linked to implementation S11D Eliezer Batista iron mining Complex in Carajás National Forest, Pará state, Brazil, expecting losses due activities forest restoration offsets. We evaluated stocks based on biotic value product habitat importance actual conditions. Habitat importance, unique for each class land cover recognized within study site, evaluation naturalness, rarity endangerment, substitutability. Actual conditions computed field-surveyed key ecological attributes vegetation structure, community composition diversity, processes, able restitute, 4–6 years only, approximately 73 % old-growth The ranges 0 mine lands 1 patchy savanna formations stocking above ironstone outcrops (locally known cangas) amounts 0.43 units/ha secondary forests. Between 2008 2021, detected comprehensive land-use area: Cangas, farmlands forests decreased, while minelands increased considerably. Despite degradation, emergence contributed positive balance areas managed by company (+379 units), dominated outside company's boundaries (−171 units). Although like-for-like compensation canga remains challenging, thus conclude efforts initiated effectively reversed trajectory degradation prevailing landscape provided considerable region.

Язык: Английский

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The politics of influence in biodiversity offsetting

Nature Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 19, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Biodiversity offsets, their effectiveness and their role in a nature positive future

Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Combining protection and restoration strategies enables cost-effective compensation with ecological equivalence in Brazil

Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 114, С. 107922 - 107922

Опубликована: Март 23, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Smart Sustainable Cities of the New Millennium: Towards Design for Nature

Circular Economy and Sustainability, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 1(3), С. 1053 - 1086

Опубликована: Авг. 25, 2021

Abstract Urban environments consist of a mosaic natural fragments, planned and unintentional habitats hosting both introduced spontaneous species. The latter group exploits abandoned degraded urban niches which, in the case plants, form what is called third landscape . In Anthropocene, cities, open spaces buildings must be designed considering not only human needs but also those other living organisms. scientific approach habitat sharing defined as reconciliation ecology , whilst action implementing ecosystem services functioning such anthropogenic Rehabilitation However, development still represents main cause biodiversity loss worldwide. Yet, planners architects highly diverges from that ecologists scientists on how to perceive, define design green blue infrastructure. For instance, designers focus positive impact nature (generally associated with indoor outdoor greeneries) has well-being, often neglecting ecosystems’ health. Instead, negative any achieve no net Aichi’s objectives, conservationists apply mitigation hierarchy policies avoid or reduce offset biodiversity. rationale this review paper set fundamentals for multidisciplinary framework tackling issue environment by method focuses building/city/landscape scales enabled emerging digital technologies, i.e., geographic information systems, building modelling, ecological simulation computational design.

Язык: Английский

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Aligning ecological compensation policies with the Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to achieve real net gain in biodiversity

Conservation Science and Practice, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 4(3)

Опубликована: Янв. 27, 2022

Abstract Increasingly, government and corporate policies on ecological compensation (e.g., offsetting) are requiring “net gain” outcomes for biodiversity. This presents an opportunity to align development with the United Nations Convention Biological Diversity Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework's (GBF) proposed ambition overall biodiversity recovery. In this perspective, we describe three conditions that should be accounted in net gain policy recovery goals: namely, a requirement residual losses from compensated by (1) absolute gains, which (2) scaled achievement of explicit targets, where (3) gains demonstrably feasible. We show few current meet these conditions, risks undermining efforts achieve GBF milestones goals, as well other jurisdictional imperatives halt reverse decline. To guide future decision‐making, provide supporting decision tree outlining feasibility.

Язык: Английский

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Business, biodiversity, and innovation in Brazil

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 21(1), С. 6 - 16

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

Official reports and academic studies call for profound immediate transformations in how businesses relate to biodiversity. The urgency is such that the first draft of Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) Convention Biological Diversity has a specific target aimed at full sustainability biodiversity practices by 2030. Brazil—a country with greatest reservoir 12th largest economy on planet —should be fertile ground new developments innovations this front. However, shortage engagement may impede path. We propose six biodiversity-related innovation fronts opportunities between high education institutions companies Brazil. reviewed literature regarding two sets practices: pressing issues (including environmental licensing, offsets, conservation private reserves), business (sustainable bioeconomy, access benefit sharing – ABS, social governance ESG). Such themes have direct relevance GBF potential national impact. There plenty room all cases. Examples include supporting definition metrics standards, providing information systems increase transparency, among others. In conclusion, we argue an innovative mindset from corporations academics will necessary before Brazilian can move develop sustainable processes products related

Язык: Английский

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A policy framework to accommodate both the analytical and normative aspects of biodiversity in ecological compensation

Biological Conservation, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 253, С. 108897 - 108897

Опубликована: Дек. 17, 2020

Язык: Английский

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Integrating ecological equivalence for native vegetation compensation: A methodological approach

Land Use Policy, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 108, С. 105568 - 105568

Опубликована: Июнь 5, 2021

Язык: Английский

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