Wetland Offsets

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Wetland offsets are part of broaderoffsets policy developmentIAIAdiscussionon offsetscasesIAIAdiscussionon NationalFrameworkBBOPtrainingand IAIAdiscussionNFBOinceptionworkshopNFBOdraft 1submittedto DEA2007 2008 2009 201020112012WCapedraftGuidelineWcapeTreasuryopinionCity of CapeTownlegal opinionCity of CapeTownDraft PolicystatementKZN draftGuidelineGautengconcept forstrategy &guidelineinitiationSANBI initiateswetlandsoffsets metricsdevelopmentWetlandoffsetsmetricssubmittedto DWA
Wetland offset policy goals in SouthAfrica1. Formally protecting wetland systems in agood condition so as to contribute tomeeting national conservation targets;2. No net loss in the overall wetland functionalarea by providing gains equivalent toresidual impacts;3. Providing appropriate and adequatecompensation for residual impacts on keyecosystem services;4. Adequately compensating for residualimpacts on threatened or otherwiseimportant species.
Page 1 and 2: Wetland OffsetsJeffrey ManuelBiodiv
Page 3 and 4: The offsets definition we are using
Page 5: M I T I G A T I O N H I E R A R C H
Page 9 and 10: Wetlands offsets document -contents
Page 11 and 12: Required offsetsConservationsignifi
Page 13 and 14: Calculator & ratios (2)
Page 15 and 16: Offset receiving areas
Page 17 and 18: Key messages1. Offsets are the last

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