In this collective report, presented at the opening of the Un Convention on Biological Diversity COP16 in Cali, Colombia, we take a closer look at biodiversity offsets and credits, which are part of the plethora of market based schemes that are being presented as antidotes to the biodiversity crisis. Biodiversity offsets are in fact policy …
Civil Society Statement on Biodiversity Offsets and Credits
We, the undersigned, express our grave concerns about biodiversity crediting, offsetting, and related trading schemes. They are the wrong answer to the wrong question, have no environmental integrity, will lead to the displacement of populations, undermine food systems, create conflicts over land use and tenure rights, in order to enable elites especially in the Global …
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GFO’s response to IAPB’s consultation on archetypes
We welcome the opportunity to express our views on this second consultation. The stated goal of this consultation is to gather feedback on 6 models for biodiversity credit markets, that differ from one another on two features: voluntary versus compliance, and offset versus “contributions to improving nature. Overall, we find that the range of options …
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