Abstract
Compensation of damage to biodiversity is one of the mechanisms to settle environmental costs. It concerns creating new opportunities for biodiversity, which as a minimum equals the residual impact after a company or organization has attempted to avoid, prevent and mitigate that impact. In the Netherlands, voluntary compensation of biodiversity loss is very new and under development. No legal frameworks, regulations nor formal guidelines apply. Lessons are learned from voluntary biodiversity compensation pilots. „Barriers‟ to a broad support among companies for the compensation of biodiversity loss due to their activities have to be removed. Communication, clarity on the interface with other government-driven initiatives, and financial incentives are among the required measures.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Klarenbeek |
| Publisher | De Gemeynt |
| Number of pages | 69 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- nature development
- biodiversity
- nature compensation
- private organizations