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Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case

… process –as is now customary in Uganda– will indeed lead to genuine conservation outcomes greater than those … preserving existing, intact ecosystems as mitigation may lead to some areas being protected, it does have pitfalls. … argument made earlier and, if taken too far, could lead to the perception of offsets as a “license to trash”. …
26 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

IUCN Policy on Biodiversity Offsets

… tool to ensure that, when offset schemes are used, they lead to positive conservation outcomes compared to business … offsets must not be used:  Where impacts are likely to lead to a high risk of driving one or more previously non- … such as the administration of protected areas, could lead to ‘cost shifting’ and to an erosion of conservation …
26 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX