Environmental offsets /

Environmental offsets / editors: Shelley Burgin and Tor Hundloe. - 1 online resource (viii, 131 pages) -

Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-127) and index.

Introduction to environmental offsets / Tor Hundloe and Shelley Burgin -- Crucial and contentious issues in addressing offsets / Tor Hundloe -- Nuts and bolts of biodiversity offsetting / Tor Hundloe and Shelley Burgin -- Management of protected areas : the need for environmental offsets / Shelley Burgin -- Case studies. The 'Green Olympics' saves the green and golden bell frog / Shelley Burgin. Recreational fishers seek offsets / Shelley Burgin and Alan Midgley. 'Roof gardens' : an emerging offset opportunity / Craig Langston, Kaylavizhi Sundarraj Chandrasekar and Shelley Burgin. Offsetting coal-based electricity / Tor Hundloe and Keeley Hartzer -- Case studies : offsetting in developing countries. Offsets in developing countries / Tor Hundloe. Compensating for the loss of tribal lifestyle / Eric Fru Zama, Shelley Burgin and Tor Hundloe. Role of offsets in the conservation of cultural and built heritage / Johari HN Amar, Lynne Armitage and Tor Hundloe -- All forms of offsetting rolled into one. Adani coal mine : attempting the impossible / Tor Hundloe and Sheron Chand -- Major task for the future. Urgent matter : offsetting coal mining jobs / Tor Hundloe and Ella Dewilde.

National edeposit: Available onsite at the National Library of Australia, State Library Victoria

Environmental Offsets addresses four major forms of environmental offsets - biodiversity offsets, carbon offsets, offsetting the depletion of non-renewable resources and offsetting the destruction of built heritage. The authors discuss their research and provide case studies from around Australia and across the developing world.

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Environmental protection--Australia.
Environmental protection.
Biodiversity conservation.
Carbon offsetting.
Carbon dioxide mitigation.
Conservation of natural resources.
Environnement--Protection--Australie.
Environnement--Protection.
Biodiversité--Conservation.
Compensation des émissions de carbone.
Gaz carbonique--Réduction.
Conservation des ressources naturelles.
environmental protection.
Organic farming.
Science: general issues.
Conservation of natural resources
Carbon offsetting
Carbon dioxide mitigation
Biodiversity conservation
Environmental protection
Environmental policy & protocols.
Agriculture & farming.
Sustainable agriculture.
Sustainability.
Impact of science & technology on society.
Environmental management.


Australia


Electronic books.

GE190.A8 / E58 2021

363.700994

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