biodiversity offset
English
editNoun
editbiodiversity offset (plural biodiversity offsets)
- (environmental policy) A measurable conservation outcome that has been designed to compensate for negative impacts on biodiversity that cannot be avoided or minimised.
- 2012 November 1, “Standard on Biodiversity Offsets”, in Forest Trends[2], retrieved 2024-07-27:
- The goal of biodiversity offsets is to achieve no net loss and preferably a net gain of biodiversity on the ground with respect to species composition, habitat structure, ecosystem function and people’s use and cultural values associated with biodiversity.
Translations
editmeasurable conservation outcome to compensate for negative impacts on biodiversity
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