Trends in biodiversity and habitat quantification tools used for market-based conservation in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Market-based conservation mechanisms are designed to facilitate the mitigation of harm to and conservation of habitats and biodiversity. Their potential is partly hindered, however, by the quantification tools used to assess habitat quality and functionality. Of specific concern are the lack of transparency and standardization in tool development and gaps in tool availability. To address these issues, we collected information via internet and literature searchers and through conversations with tool developers and users on tools used in U.S. conservation mechanisms, such as payments for ecosystem services (PES) and ecolabel programs, conservation banking, and habitat exchanges. We summarized information about tools and explored trends among and within mechanisms based on criteria detailing

SUBMITTER: Chiavacci SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7027914 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature