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Does biodiversity offsetting miss the point of conservation?

Published on: 21 November 2013

Table of contents

  • Original news
  • What are the issues with the current proposals?
  • What were the proposals and how does the report respond to them?
  • How might the pilots influence any future offsetting model?
  • What is the significance of the Select Committee’s responses?
  • How do UK proposals compare to other regimes internationally?
  • What happens next?
  • What effect will this have on lawyers in the short and long term?

Article summary

Environment analysis: Could biodiversity offsetting put unique habitats at risk? Jake White, legal adviser at Friends of the Earth, believes there are significant legal question marks over whether the proposals can deliver a viable method of mitigating environmental damage.

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