ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT140100516 [ 2015-01-19 - 2023-07-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Martine Maron (Future Fellowship ) ,  Professor Martine Maron (Future Fellowship ) ,  Professor Martine Maron (Future Fellowship )

Brief description Improving the potential of biodiversity offsetting to reconcile development and conservation: will good environmental outcomes counterbalance the bad? Attempts to reduce conflict between development and conservation are increasingly reliant upon environmental offsetting: generating an environmental benefit to compensate for environmental damage elsewhere. However, whether different offset approaches can achieve their goal of ‘no net loss’ of biodiversity is unknown. By building simulations of the long-term biodiversity consequences (both intended and unintended) of current offset approaches, This project aims to test how each approach and associated sources of uncertainty influence the long-term persistence of biodiversity. It will identify limitations of biodiversity offsetting, shed new light on the most effective approaches, and help develop global standards for offsetting biodiversity loss.

Funding Amount $703,487

Funding Scheme ARC Future Fellowships

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