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Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.
… exam- ple grassland that has turned into woodland, or a wetland that has dried up because of a change in hydrological … for example, the construction of a permanent water body or wetland in an area where these have been destroyed in the … (e.g. in grasslands or shrub- lands/woodlands or a wetland patch in a forest) are not assessed separately, but …
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
… have already been established in the United States: wetland mitigation banking (offsetting damage done to … present, these markets represent market volumes of US$290 (wetland mitigation banking) and US$40 million (conservation … p See www.ecosystemmarketplace.com. The market volume for wetland mitigation banking has been measured between 1 …
The Futures of Privately Protected Areas
… properties in Australia and conservation reserve and wetland reserve programmes in the USA • Non-binding … site in 1997, the environmental permit indicated that the wetland area should be protected. In the Atlantic Forests of … conserve pristine sites. The Avalon Marshes, a low lying wetland area in the county of Somerset in the south west of …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… the United States’ Clean Water Act introduces a so-called wetland mitigation banking scheme. The Clean Water Act … third-party entity to do it for them. In other words, the wetland mitigation banking scheme al- lows developers to meet … by purchasing ‘credits’ from another party – the wetland banker – who has created or enhanced wetland …
Water Management and Stewardship
… • environmental value: improved freshwater or wetland habitat health, lowered pollution emissions and … visited the Grootvlei Mine and the Grootvaly/Blesbokspruit Wetland Reserve in South Africa in 2006. Waste water from the … and industrial effluents in the Blesbokspruit Ramsar wetland, South Africa: Has the quality of the surface water …