biodiversity offset
biodiversity offset noun: a measurable conservation outcome that has been designed to compensate for negative impacts on biodiversity that cannot be avoided or minimised.
Noun
biodiversity offset (plural biodiversity offsets)
- A measurable conservation outcome that has been designed to compensate for negative impacts on biodiversity that cannot be avoided or minimised.
- Biodiversity offsets, on the other hand, are meant to “cancel out” the damage caused to nature in one location by paying for reparations elsewhere.2024 March 19, Shreya Dasgupta, “Are biodiversity credits just another business-as-usual finance scheme?”, in Mongabay
- 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.2012 November 1, “Standard on Biodiversity Offsets”, in Forest Trends, retrieved 27 Jul 2024
Forms of biodiversity offset
| plural | biodiversity offsets |
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Questions about biodiversity offset
- What does biodiversity offset mean?
- Biodiversity offset means a measurable conservation outcome that has been designed to compensate for negative impacts on biodiversity that cannot be avoided or minimised.
- What part of speech is biodiversity offset?
- Biodiversity offset is a noun.
- What is the plural of biodiversity offset?
- The plural of biodiversity offset is biodiversity offsets.
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