Taming a wicked problem: resolving controversies in biodiversity offsetting
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Taming a wicked problem : resolving controversies in biodiversity offsetting. / Maron, Martine; Ives, Christopher D.; Kujala, Heini; Bull, Joseph William; Maseyk, Fleur J F; Bekessy, Sarah; Gordon, Ascelin; Watson, James E M; Lentini, Pia E.; Gibbons, Philip; Possingham, Hugh P.; Hobbs, Richard J.; Keith, David A.; Wintle, Brendan A.; Evans, Megan C.
In: BioScience, Vol. 66, No. 6, 2016, p. 489-498.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Taming a wicked problem
T2 - resolving controversies in biodiversity offsetting
AU - Maron, Martine
AU - Ives, Christopher D.
AU - Kujala, Heini
AU - Bull, Joseph William
AU - Maseyk, Fleur J F
AU - Bekessy, Sarah
AU - Gordon, Ascelin
AU - Watson, James E M
AU - Lentini, Pia E.
AU - Gibbons, Philip
AU - Possingham, Hugh P.
AU - Hobbs, Richard J.
AU - Keith, David A.
AU - Wintle, Brendan A.
AU - Evans, Megan C.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The rising popularity of biodiversity offsetting as a tool for balancing biodiversity losses from development with equivalent gains elsewhere has sparked debate on many fronts. The fundamental questions are the following: Is offsetting good, bad, or at least better than the status quo for biodiversity conservation outcomes, and what do we need to know to decide? We present a concise synthesis of the most contentious issues related to biodiversity offsetting, categorized as ethical, social, technical, or governance challenges. In each case, we discuss avenues for reducing disagreement over these issues and identify those that are likely to remain unresolved. We argue that there are many risks associated with the unscrutinized expansion of offset policy. Nevertheless, governments are increasingly adopting offset policies, so working rapidly to clarify and-where possible-to resolve these issues is essential.
AB - The rising popularity of biodiversity offsetting as a tool for balancing biodiversity losses from development with equivalent gains elsewhere has sparked debate on many fronts. The fundamental questions are the following: Is offsetting good, bad, or at least better than the status quo for biodiversity conservation outcomes, and what do we need to know to decide? We present a concise synthesis of the most contentious issues related to biodiversity offsetting, categorized as ethical, social, technical, or governance challenges. In each case, we discuss avenues for reducing disagreement over these issues and identify those that are likely to remain unresolved. We argue that there are many risks associated with the unscrutinized expansion of offset policy. Nevertheless, governments are increasingly adopting offset policies, so working rapidly to clarify and-where possible-to resolve these issues is essential.
KW - biodiversity offsets
KW - conservation policy
KW - environmental ethics
KW - environmental governance
KW - no net loss
U2 - 10.1093/biosci/biw038
DO - 10.1093/biosci/biw038
M3 - Review
AN - SCOPUS:84975780353
VL - 66
SP - 489
EP - 498
JO - BioScience
JF - BioScience
SN - 0006-3568
IS - 6
ER -
ID: 168653174