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Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve No Net Loss goals

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Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve No Net Loss goals. / Sonter, Laura J.; Simmonds, Jeremy S.; Watson, James E. M. et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 11, No. 1, 29.04.2020, p. 2072.

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Sonter, LJ, Simmonds, JS, Watson, JEM, Jones, JPG, Kiesecker, JM, Costa, HM, Bennun, L, Edwards, S, Grantham, HS, Griffiths, VF, Jones, K, Sochi, K, Puydarrieux, P, Quétier, F, Rainer, H, Rainey, H, Roe, D, Satar, M, Soares-Filho, BS, Starkey, M, ten Kate, K, Victurine, R, von Hase, A, Wells, JA & Maron, M 2020, 'Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve No Net Loss goals', Nature Communications, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 2072. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15861-1

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Sonter, L. J., Simmonds, J. S., Watson, J. E. M., Jones, J. P. G., Kiesecker, J. M., Costa, H. M., Bennun, L., Edwards, S., Grantham, H. S., Griffiths, V. F., Jones, K., Sochi, K., Puydarrieux, P., Quétier, F., Rainer, H., Rainey, H., Roe, D., Satar, M., Soares-Filho, B. S., ... Maron, M. (2020). Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve No Net Loss goals. Nature Communications, 11(1), 2072. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15861-1

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Sonter LJ, Simmonds JS, Watson JEM, Jones JPG, Kiesecker JM, Costa HM, Bennun L, Edwards S, Grantham HS, Griffiths VF, et al. 2020. Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve No Net Loss goals. Nature Communications. 11(1):2072. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15861-1

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Sonter, Laura J. et al. "Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve No Net Loss goals". Nature Communications. 2020, 11(1). 2072. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15861-1

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Sonter LJ, Simmonds JS, Watson JEM, Jones JPG, Kiesecker JM, Costa HM et al. Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve No Net Loss goals. Nature Communications. 2020 Apr 29;11(1):2072. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15861-1

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Sonter, Laura J. ; Simmonds, Jeremy S. ; Watson, James E. M. et al. / Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve No Net Loss goals. In: Nature Communications. 2020 ; Vol. 11, No. 1. pp. 2072.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve No Net Loss goals

AU - Sonter, Laura J.

AU - Simmonds, Jeremy S.

AU - Watson, James E. M.

AU - Jones, Julia P. G.

AU - Kiesecker, Joseph M.

AU - Costa, Hugo M.

AU - Bennun, Leon

AU - Edwards, Stephen

AU - Grantham, Hedley S.

AU - Griffiths, Victoria F.

AU - Jones, Kendall

AU - Sochi, Kei

AU - Puydarrieux, Philippe

AU - Quétier, Fabien

AU - Rainer, Helga

AU - Rainey, Hugo

AU - Roe, Dilys

AU - Satar, Musnanda

AU - Soares-Filho, Britaldo S.

AU - Starkey, Malcolm

AU - ten Kate, Kerry

AU - Victurine, Ray

AU - von Hase, Amrei

AU - Wells, Jessie A.

AU - Maron, Martine

PY - 2020/4/29

Y1 - 2020/4/29

N2 - Many nations use ecological compensation policies to address negative impacts of development projects and achieve No Net Loss (NNL) of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Yet, failures are widely reported. We use spatial simulation models to quantify potential net impacts of alternative compensation policies on biodiversity (indicated by native vegetation) and two ecosystem services (carbon storage, sediment retention) across four case studies (in Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Mozambique). No policy achieves NNL of biodiversity in any case study. Two factors limit their potential success: the land available for compensation (existing vegetation to protect or cleared land to restore), and expected counterfactual biodiversity losses (unregulated vegetation clearing). Compensation also fails to slow regional biodiversity declines because policies regulate only a subset of sectors, and expanding policy scope requires more land than is available for compensation activities. Avoidance of impacts remains essential in achieving NNL goals, particularly once opportunities for compensation are exhausted.

AB - Many nations use ecological compensation policies to address negative impacts of development projects and achieve No Net Loss (NNL) of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Yet, failures are widely reported. We use spatial simulation models to quantify potential net impacts of alternative compensation policies on biodiversity (indicated by native vegetation) and two ecosystem services (carbon storage, sediment retention) across four case studies (in Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Mozambique). No policy achieves NNL of biodiversity in any case study. Two factors limit their potential success: the land available for compensation (existing vegetation to protect or cleared land to restore), and expected counterfactual biodiversity losses (unregulated vegetation clearing). Compensation also fails to slow regional biodiversity declines because policies regulate only a subset of sectors, and expanding policy scope requires more land than is available for compensation activities. Avoidance of impacts remains essential in achieving NNL goals, particularly once opportunities for compensation are exhausted.

UR - https://static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41467-020-15861-1/MediaObjects/41467_2020_15861_MOESM1_ESM.pdf

U2 - 10.1038/s41467-020-15861-1

DO - 10.1038/s41467-020-15861-1

M3 - Article

C2 - 32350288

VL - 11

SP - 2072

JO - Nature Communications

JF - Nature Communications

SN - 2041-1723

IS - 1

ER -