Habitat banking-how it could work in the UK

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-122

  Briggs, Brian D J ^a   Hill, David A ^a   Gillespie, Robert ^a  

^a The Environment Bank Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity offsetting; Compensation; Environmental economics; Habitat banking; Habitat re creation; Mitigation; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPENSATION; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT CREATION; HABITAT RESTORATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349230305     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2008.12.006     Document Type: Review

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