A new methodological framework to assess ecological equivalence in compensation schemes

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 100595 - 100595

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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An introduction to key ecological concepts, financial opportunities, and risks underpinning aspirations for nature positive

BioScience, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 74(7), С. 450 - 466

Опубликована: Апрель 14, 2024

Global biodiversity is in decline, and businesses society are being required to urgently create new operating models ameliorate the crisis. Among strategies proposed do this, implementing concept of nature positive has captured worldwide attention. Critical its success will be effective collaboration between ecologists businesspeople, driven by a shared understanding key terminology, concepts, risks. To this end, we introduce three core aspects: ecological concepts definition

Язык: Английский

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How can forest fragments support protected areas connectivity in an urban landscape in Brazil?

Urban forestry & urban greening, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 74, С. 127683 - 127683

Опубликована: Июль 14, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Is Brazil’s biodiversity offset policy effective in conserving the Cerrado?

Environmental Conservation, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 8

Опубликована: Фев. 24, 2025

Summary Brazilian landowners are obligated to conserve a minimum percentage of native vegetation within their properties (termed ‘legal reserve’), but non-compliance can be compensated elsewhere through biodiversity offset. Recent changes in rules for legal reserve compensation (LRC) have increased the allowed spatial scale and softened ecological criteria required select compensation, potentially leading considerable losses. In this paper, we analyse whether these promote conservation tree species on private lands LRC Cerrado biome, most biodiverse savannah world. We modelled potential distribution 126 simulated several offsets calculate expected losses under former current rules. Our results show that established lead up 100% contrast, setting similarity threshold between watersheds reduce median loss as low 3% prevents with no common sites. Therefore, rule is strongly impact Cerrado. Similarity composition must considered order implement effectively lands.

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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Evidence of time-lag in the provision of ecosystem services by tropical regenerating forests to coffee yields

Environmental Research Letters, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 18(2), С. 025002 - 025002

Опубликована: Янв. 9, 2023

Restoration of native tropical forests is crucial for protecting biodiversity and ecosystem functions, such as carbon stock capacity. However, little known about the contribution early stages forest regeneration to crop productivity through enhancement services, pollination pest control. Using data from 610 municipalities along Brazilian Atlantic Forest (30 m spatial resolution), we evaluated if young regenerating (YRFs) (less than 20 years old) are positively associated with coffee yield whether a relationship depends on amount preserved in surroundings fields. We found that alone was not variations yields. presence YRF (within 500 buffer) related higher yields when 2 km buffer above 20% threshold cover. These results further reinforce regional influenced by changes biodiversity-mediated which explained mature surrounding argue while fragments may contribute increased connectivity between remnants fields landscapes minimum (20%), older (more years) essential sustaining pollinator enemy's populations. highlight potential time lag at least forests' contributing provision services affect (e.g. control). emphasize need implement public policies promote restoration ensure permanence these new over time.

Язык: Английский

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How to measure the ecological compensation threshold in the upper Yangtze River basin, China? An approach for coupling InVEST and grey water footprint

Frontiers in Earth Science, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 10

Опубликована: Сен. 12, 2022

Defining a reasonable and feasible watershed ecological compensation threshold is the key to protecting functions maintaining sustainable utilization of ecosystems. However, many studies have obtained values that are too high promote implementation policies. This study chose upper reaches Yangtze River as research area, taking water resources closer people’s daily needs evaluation object. Based on InVEST (Integrated Valuation Ecosystem Services Trade-offs) model grey footprint method, for was established. Combined with eco-compensation priority sequence coefficient identification protected areas beneficiary allowed measurement value in 2015 2020. Finally, compare advantages disadvantages different calculation methods, gap between standards theoretical globally. The results showed from 2020, content increased, while decreased. classified were mainly concentrated central-eastern southern parts River, western northwestern parts. mean absolute thresholds each prefecture-level city state ranged 0.43 24.63 billion CNY 0.67 41.60 which close actual values. Among land-use types, conservation service per unit area shrubs highest. lower limit calculated using method amount practice than commonly used opportunity cost method. findings can help improve mechanism region, win–win cooperation among transboundary areas, form harmonious stable green development model.

Язык: Английский

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Yield increases mediated by pollination and carbon payments can offset restoration costs in coffee landscapes

One Earth, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 7(1), С. 110 - 122

Опубликована: Ноя. 28, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Agricultural certification as a complementary tool for environmental law compliance

Biological Conservation, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 277, С. 109847 - 109847

Опубликована: Дек. 12, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Temporal and spatial evolution of agricultural carbon emissions and their impact on functional zoning: evidence from Hubei Province

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 7

Опубликована: Ноя. 7, 2023

Introduction To investigate the spatiotemporal evolution of agricultural carbon emissions and absorption, analyse variations in balance, delineate carbon-offsetting regions, formulate low-carbon development strategies tailored to various major functional zones, this study aims promote coordinated regional ecological environmental governance. Methods This takes a perspective based on focuses 17 cities Hubei Province, studies budgets offsets each city from zoning proposes spatial optimization scheme for reducing emissions. Results discussion The results show that both absorption Province gradually increased, although varied significantly among cities. Arable lands were main sinks Province. Overall, exhibited declining core–periphery zonation, with Xiangyang, Jingzhou, Huanggang serving as centre (high emissions) Shennongjia, Enshi, Yichang periphery (low emissions). Carbon displayed U-shaped distribution, high values east, south, west low north. Yichang, Jingmen, peak sink areas. In recent years, coordination between has improved, have become increasingly balanced. Seven carbon-positive, five carbon-neutral, carbon-negative areas identified province. Based these findings, differentiated emission reduction proposed agriculture.

Язык: Английский

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