Biodiversity and Conservation Offsets: A Guide for Albertans
Date
2015-05
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Canadian Institute of Resources Law
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to introduce Albertans to one of these new tools, conservation offsets. Under an offset system the negative environmental impacts of land or resource development may be compensated for by the intentional creation of corresponding positive impacts. This paper describes this tool and the approach that Alberta is taking in policy development respecting offsets. It also offers some comments on the strengths and weaknesses of the approach Alberta is taking.
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biodiversity, conservation
Citation
David W. Poulton, Biodiversity and Conservation Offsets: A Guide for Albertans, CIRL Occasional Paper #48 (Calgary: Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 2015)