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Mitigating the impacts of recreational diving on the marine environment
… RECOGNIZING that further research on the effects and mitigation of recreational diving impacts on the marine … to support and conduct further research on the effects and mitigation of recreational diving impacts on the marine …
IUCN Policy on Biodiversity Offsets
… the importance of rigorously applying all the steps of the mitigation hierarchy, starting with avoidance as priority and … that uncertainty and risk can be reduced when the mitigation hierarchy is embedded in the framework of … of biodiversity offsets within the context of the mitigation hierarchy, including those circumstances where …
Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The conservation case
… • The main strengths of NPI lie in its grounding in the Mitigation Hierarchy (which entails pursuing impact avoidance … address the risks and shortcomings seen in earlier mitigation and offset efforts. • Initial indications of the … NPI and begun implementation of the four elements of the Mitigation Hierarchy for its Figure 1. The Mitigation …
Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The business case
… project outcomes. Operationalizing NPI involves using the Mitigation Hierarchy to prioritize impact avoidance and mitigation, as well as rehabilitation, above biodiversity … Implementing an NPI approach entails the use of the Mitigation Hierarchy, a decision-making framework for the …
Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities
… already been established in the United States: wetland mitigation banking (offsetting damage done to wetlands) and … these markets represent market volumes of US$290 (wetland mitigation banking) and US$40 million (conservation … The market volume for wetland mitigation banking has been measured between 1 January 2000 …
Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector
… impacts are likely to be high and/or irreversible (without mitigation measures in place or planned)? Table 2 offers … very likely be different for these two issues. Adopt the mitigation hierarchy. In developing a sustainability strategy for biodiversity, it is advisable to use the mitigation hierarchy as a framework for action. This calls …
Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.
… and ecosystems, the effective- ness of their biodiversity mitigation and habitat re- habilitation measures, and how … a mixture of likelihood of impact and the possibility of mitigation. The matrix allows priorities to be set for … for which we are responsible? B. How effective are our mitigation and habitat rehabilitation measures? C. How do we …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… impact on ecosystem services elsewhere and thus faces a mitigation obligation im- posed by statutory law. While no … States’ Clean Water Act introduces a so-called wetland mitigation banking scheme. The Clean Water Act requires land … entity to do it for them. In other words, the wetland mitigation banking scheme al- lows developers to meet their …