Biodiversity Offsets European Perspectives on No Net Loss of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wende, Wolfgang (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Tucker, Graham - M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Quétier, Fabien (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Rayment, Matt (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Darbi, Marianne (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Environment.; Conservation biology.; Ecology .; Biodiversity.; Ecosystems.; Applied ecology.; Community ecology, Biotic.; Environment, general.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Applied Ecology.; Community & Population Ecology.

This book deals with the new concept of biodiversity offsets. The aim of offsetting schemes is to achieve no let loss or even net gain of biodiversity. Offsets obey a mitigation hierarchy and reflect the precautionary and polluter-pays principle in regard to project impacts. Readers gain insights in...