Wetland Offsets

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Talk outline• <strong>Wetland</strong> offsets purpose and place in themitigation hierarchy• Where wetland offsets fit into broaderoffsets policy development• Content of the best-practice guideline forwetland offsets in South Africa• Current revisions• Technical & political approval process
The offsets definition we are using• “Biodiversity offsets are measurableconservation outcomes resulting fromactions designed to compensate forsignificant residual adversebiodiversity impacts arising from projectdevelopment after appropriate preventionand mitigation measures have beentaken.” (Business and Biodiversity <strong>Offsets</strong> Programme , 2009)
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