Maximizing benefits for biodiversity
The potential of enhancement strategies in impact assessment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21154045 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Asha Rajvanshi (Wildlife Institute of India), Susie Brownlie (Wildlife Institute of India), Roel Slootweg (Wildlife Institute of India), Roshni Arora (0000-0003-4699-7603, Wildlife Institute of India) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 181-193 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-5517 • E-ISSN: 1471-5465 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3152/146155111x12959673796245 |
| OpenAlex | W1968388942 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 9 |
Our demands on natural systems outweigh the capacity of those systems to support us. This paper calls for an approach to development that consistently delivers ‘net benefit’ for biodiversity or ‘ecological enhancement’. Examples of enhancement are presented through four case studies in India undertaken between 2005 and 2010. Actions focus on improving the overall ecological structure, composition and functions of sites; strengthening ecological networks by creating new habitats and buffer areas; and improving the services provided by the ecosystems, without jeopardizing biodiversity. While recognizing the importance of quantitative metrics of impacts and mitigation measures to determine outcomes, such measures were not available in these cases; enhancement is evaluated primarily in relation to pre-project conditions. The paper emphasizes the importance of considering alternatives that satisfy the mitigation hierarchy, and proposes a number of criteria for evaluating ecological enhancement
Biodiversity · Business · Ecosystem · Ecosystem services · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Habitat · Hierarchy · Computer Science · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Environmental Conservation and Management · Environmental Science · Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis · Ecology
Explaining the political nature of environmental impact assessment (EIA)
Biodiversity tradeoffs and offsets in impact assessment and decision making
Enhancing ecological connectivity through biodiversity offsets to mitigate impacts on habitats of large mammals in tropical forest environments
Translating Best Practice Principles into criteria for evaluating the consideration of biodiversity in SEA practice
Avoiding sustainability trade-offs in environmental assessment
Restoring degraded landscapes
Advancing the theory and practice of impact assessment
Biodiversity offsets in EIA
Conceptualising and managing trade-offs in sustainability assessment
A framework for evaluating enhancement quality as part of the EIA process
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,77 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2023 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |