Essays about: "Biodiversity Net Gain"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Biodiversity Net Gain.

  1. 1. Evaluating modelled natural capital values for planning processes: A case study in Stockholm, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Vania Diaz Gardell; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; Natural Capital; Ecosystem Services; Biodiversity; Environmental Models; Urban Planning; Planning Process; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : A commonly proposed principle for reducing impact on natural capital within the planning process is the mitigation hierarchy. The mitigation hierarchy means that impacts should primarily be avoided, otherwise minimized, and when this is not possible - restored or compensated according to an equivalency- and proximity principle. READ MORE

  3. 2. From net-zero to nature-positive: Perspectives on definitions and uses of an emerging concept

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Olof Gustaf Hallgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Nature-positive; nature positive; net-zero; no net loss; net positive; net gain; nature futures framework; biodiversity offsetting; transformation; corporate biosphere stewardship; sustainable business models;

    Abstract : ‘Nature-positive’ (NP) is emerging as an increasingly used term, intended to encompass goals aimed at reversing the global decline in biodiversity and the incessant destruction of ecosystems. The 1. READ MORE

  4. 3. Spatiotemporal changes in Gothenburg municipality's green space, 1986 to 2019

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Kristin Blinge; [2021-04-01]
    Keywords : NDVI; multitemporal change analysis; incremental change; urbanization;

    Abstract : As the world’s population is becoming increasingly more urban the infrastructure expands to accommodate the inhabitants’ needs. In a dense urban environment green space has an important function since it provides vital ecosystem services, contributes to recreational and cultural values and is essential for biodiversity. READ MORE

  5. 4. Plant functional diversity across a spatial climate gradient in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Nina Lončarević; [2019]
    Keywords : landscape ecology; plant functional ecology;

    Abstract : Introduction. Climate is a well-known and well-studied abiotic driver of the natural world working through e.g. physiological alterations in species, changes in species’ ranges and growing season, reduction in growth or causing mortality. READ MORE

  6. 5. Biodiversity and Business : Multiple Case-Studies on Biodiversity Strategy in Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Amna Goaied; Christian Sjöland; [2019]
    Keywords : Biodiversity Net Gain; Biodiversity Loss; Biodiversity Strategies; Mitigation Hierarchy; No Net Loss; Stakeholders; Implications and Drivers.;

    Abstract : Biodiversity loss has been stated as one of the greatest risks for the future society according to the World Economic Forum (2018, p. 5). A million species is risking extinction due to current societies’ practices according to a report published during the conduction of this study(Brondizio et al., 2019, p. READ MORE