Policies for Biodiversity
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Assessing the impacts of biodiversity offset policies
In response to the increasing loss of native vegetation and biodiversity, a growing number of countries have adopted “offsetting” policies that seek to balance local habitat destruction by restoring, enhancing and/or protecting similar but separate habitat. Although these policies often have a stated aim of producing a “net gain” or “no net loss” in environmental benefits, it is challenging to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BioScience
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1525-3244,0006-3568
DOI: 10.1641/b570301