Mining and biodiversity offsets: A transparent and science-based approach to measure "no-net-loss"

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 143, Issue , 2014, Pages 61-70

  Virah Sawmy, Malika ^a   Ebeling, Johannes ^b   Taplin, Roslyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BioCarbon Group Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biodiversity accounting; Biodiversity offsets; Carbon offsets; Corporate social responsibility; Environmental impact assessment; Responsible investment; Responsible mining

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CONSERVATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INVESTMENTS; MINING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

BIODIVERSITY ACCOUNTING; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; BIODIVERSITY LOSS; BIODIVERSITY OFFSET; CARBON OFFSETS; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; NO NET LOSS; RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT; RESPONSIBLE MINING;

BIODIVERSITY;

CARBON;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INVESTMENT; MINING INDUSTRY; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; TRADE-OFF;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; HABITAT; MINING; REVIEW; RISK; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; MINING; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84901332947     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.03.027     Document Type: Review

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