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The Business & Biodiversity Offsets Program (BBOP) Kerry ten Kate & Mira Inbar Ensuring no net loss of biodiversity in development projects and prioritised in situ conservation

BBOP Contents • Why biodiversity offsets? What are they? • About the Biodiversity Offsets Programme • Objectives • The structure • The pilot projects • Collaborators • Progress since the last Katoomba Group meeting • Next steps • Your help

BBOP What are biodiversity offsets? “Conservation actions intended to compensate for the residual, unavoidable harm to biodiversity caused by development projects, so as to ensure no net loss of biodiversity. Before developers contemplate offsets, they should have first sought to avoid and minimise harm to biodiversity.” Insight & IUCN, 2004

BBOP Vision for the Program All future major development projects (in the private and public sectors alike), and certainly those which will have a significant impact on biodiversity, should ensure that they bring about no net loss (and preferably a net gain) in biodiversity.

BBOP Developed Preserved Developed Preserved More and better conservation • Trade small compromised sites for larger areas with better prospects. • Focus conservation efforts on priorities, in context of landscape/regional planning. • a representative sample of all biodiversity pattern (representation) • ecological processes (persistence) • Critical natural capital values Sources: 2004: Insight/IUCN; White; Maze.

BBOP Why should business offset the harm it causes to biodiversity ? • The ability to undertake projects that might not otherwise be possible • Better relationships with local communities, government regulators, environmental groups and other important stakeholders • An enhanced reputation and therefore “social license to operate” • Increased “regulatory goodwill” which could lead to faster permitting • Easier access to capital and associated competitive advantages • A practical tool for managing social and environmental risks and liabilities • The possibility of influencing emerging environmental regulation and policy • Reduced costs of compliance with environmental regulations • “First mover” advantage for innovative companies • Strategic opportunities in the new markets and businesses that emerge as biodiversity offsets become more widespread

BBOP Business & Biodiversity Offsets Program Objectives PILOT PROJECTS: Portfolio of pilot projects worldwide demonstrating “no net loss” of biodiversity and livelihood benefits TOOLKIT: Develop and test in the pilots “How to” toolkit on biodiversity offset design and implementation POLICY: Influence policy and corporate developments on biodiversity offsets so they meet conservation and business objectives.

Learning Network Advisory Committee Pilot 1 Pilot 2 BBOP: Structure Secretariat Pilot 3 Pilot 4

BBOP Secretariat Forest Trends Conservation International

BBOP ADVISORY GROUP Birdlife BNI CI FFI FWS Forest Trends Insight INE IUCN SANBI TNC RBG, Kew UNDP Wageningen ZSL Univ

BBOP LEARNING NETWORK • ABN-Amro • BG Group • Earthcall • Rio Tinto • International Council on Mining and Metals • International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association • The Katoomba Group • Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity • World Bank and World Bank Institute • World Resources Institute • World Wildlife Fund

BBOP A portfolio of pilot projects A portfolio of pilot projects Diversity of projects. Different: • sectors (oil & gas; mining; tourism; construction; agriculture) • scales ($6bn and area the size of Manhattan to US $1m and 15 ha) • policy environments (mandatory to voluntary) • ecosystems (tropical forest, desert, marine) • countries (Middle East, Mexico, Ghana, Uganda, Brazil, Australia, South Africa) • stakeholders (companies, local & central govt, & experts local & intl NGOs, local communities)

BBOP What is a pilot project? • New projects in the field • Objective: demonstrate no net loss (or net gain) of biodiversity • How? • Work with the company/developer, its stakeholders and experts • Calculate the biodiversity impact of the project. • Design and support implementation of a biodiversity offset - in situ conservation project.

BBOP Mabira Forest Ecolodge Construction of 30-bed ecotourism lodge. 1 ha cleared and 40 affected.

BBOP 2 Unmanned Wellhead platforms The Project each 800 MMscf/d MULTIPHASE PIPE LINES 51 km, 30” RAS LAFFAN Ethane Propane Butane Condensate Sulphur Slug Catcher C2/LPG Extraction Cond. stabilise Sulphur Recovery Gas Treatment GTL Naphtha Gasoil LDF Lube Base Oils General & Common Facilities Utilities DOHA Storage Water Shell Qatar Pearl GTL project

BBOP Ntronang Akyem Deposit Newmont Akyem Goldmine

BBOP Jalpan Puerto de Animas Ahuacatlán Escanelilla El Llano Arquitos Pinal FDE Powerline, Sierra Gorda The Vizarron-Jalpan power line is expected to transmit 115 kV electricity across 56km of which 38km are within the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve (SGBR).

BBOP National Bioregional Site level How ? Quantify impact, then plan conservation : • Conserve representative sample of biodiversity • Persistence of ecological processes • Targets:How much needed for a living landscape? (e.g. area) • Link development projects to achieving priority conservation outcomes?

BBOP Progress since the last Katoomba meeting Second program meeting, Washington, June 05 Getting into the methodology Working Groups On the CBD agenda USAID grant New advisory committee members

BBOP Sefwi Akyem Next steps New pilots Testing methodologies in the pilots Meeting of the Learning Network ….. at CBD COP

BBOP Your help Do you know of case studies, individuals, organisations with experience relevant to biodiversity offsets?

BBOP Your help Can you help us find new pilots?

BBOP Finding pilot projects A pilot project in Mongolia would be great.

BBOP Challenging, but manageable Photo: thanks to Chris Anderson

BBOP ADVISORY GROUP & LEARNING NETWORK Birdlife BNI CI FFI FWS Forest Trends Insight INE IUCN SANBI TNC RBG, UNDP Wageningen Kew Univ WRI WWF ZSL

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