Nature Communications (Apr 2020)
Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve No Net Loss goals
- Laura J. Sonter,
- Jeremy S. Simmonds,
- James E. M. Watson,
- Julia P. G. Jones,
- Joseph M. Kiesecker,
- Hugo M. Costa,
- Leon Bennun,
- Stephen Edwards,
- Hedley S. Grantham,
- Victoria F. Griffiths,
- Kendall Jones,
- Kei Sochi,
- Philippe Puydarrieux,
- Fabien Quétier,
- Helga Rainer,
- Hugo Rainey,
- Dilys Roe,
- Musnanda Satar,
- Britaldo S. Soares-Filho,
- Malcolm Starkey,
- Kerry ten Kate,
- Ray Victurine,
- Amrei von Hase,
- Jessie A. Wells,
- Martine Maron
Affiliations
- Laura J. Sonter
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland
- Jeremy S. Simmonds
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland
- James E. M. Watson
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland
- Julia P. G. Jones
- School of Natural Sciences, College of Engineering and Environmental Science, Bangor University
- Joseph M. Kiesecker
- Global Lands, The Nature Conservancy
- Hugo M. Costa
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program
- Leon Bennun
- The Biodiversity Consultancy, 3E King’s Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SJ, UK and Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge
- Stephen Edwards
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature
- Hedley S. Grantham
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program
- Victoria F. Griffiths
- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Zoology Research and Administration Building
- Kendall Jones
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program
- Kei Sochi
- Global Lands, The Nature Conservancy
- Philippe Puydarrieux
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature
- Fabien Quétier
- Biotope, 22 Boulevard Maréchal Foch
- Helga Rainer
- Arcus Foundation, CB1 Business Centre, Leda House
- Hugo Rainey
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program
- Dilys Roe
- International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
- Musnanda Satar
- Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara
- Britaldo S. Soares-Filho
- Centro de Sensoriamento Remoto, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Malcolm Starkey
- The Biodiversity Consultancy, 3E King’s Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SJ, UK and Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge
- Kerry ten Kate
- Forest Trends
- Ray Victurine
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program
- Amrei von Hase
- Forest Trends
- Jessie A. Wells
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland
- Martine Maron
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15861-1
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
Countries are adopting ecological compensation policies aimed at achieving no net loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Here, Sonter and colleagues apply spatial simulation models to case studies in Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, and Mozambique to show that compensation alone is not sufficient to preserve biodiversity.
