The BIOFUND Virtual Library is an online archive of information on Mozambique’s biodiversity, organized along the lines suggested by the Convention on Biodiversity’s Clearing House Mechanism. The Virtual Library will strive to make available all the documents, studies, reports, articles, educational and communications materials, maps and digital files that have been produced, to serve as a repository of our collective institutional memory as a conservation community. The usefulness of the Virtual Library will improve the more we share amongst ourselves. If you have any materials that are not currently part of the Virtual Library, please click on "Add Document" and become a contributor.
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Author
Year of Publication
An Assessment of the Distribution and Conservation Status of Endemic and Near Endemic Plant Species in Maputaland
Matimele, H.
2016
Maputo
The Maputaland Centre of Endemism (MCE), an area stretching from northern-east KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa to the Limpopo River in southern Mozambique, holds more than 2,500 native plant species. Of those, over 203 are endemic or near endemic to this area. However, the current high human population density in MCE, coupled with high population growth, has increased the pressure on the natural resources of the region and threatens the natural vegetation and plant diversity.
English
No Restrictions
General
Peer-reviewed article
Threats to Biodiversity
Forest Reserves
An Assessment of the Distribution and Conservation Status of Endemic and Near Endemic Plant Species in Maputaland
Adansonia digitata – Description
Orwa Et al.
2009
N/A
Agroforestry Database 4.0
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Adansonia digitata – Description
About The Equator Principles
Ad
Sd
N/A
English
No Restrictions
General
Others
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
None
About The Equator Principles
Acquisition of Interest of Exploration Block Area 2&5, Offshore Mozambique
INPEX CORPORATION
2013
Cabo Delgado
INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) is pleased to announce that through its subsidiary, INPEX Mozambique, Ltd., it has signed a contract to acquire a 25% participating interest in the exploration block Area 2&5 (the block) offshore Mozambique from Statoil Oil & Gas Mozambique A.S., a subsidiary of Statoil, the leading E&P company based in the Kingdom of Norway. This is the first case for INPEX to participate in oil and gas exploration activities in Mozambique. This transaction is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions including Mozambican government approval.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Impact Assessment
None
Acquisition of Interest of Exploration Block Area 2&5, Offshore Mozambique
Aerial Surveys for assessing marine mammals and sea turtles in the region of the Mississippi Canyon 252 incident
Ad
2010
N/A
On 28 April, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center initiated a series of aerial surveys to assess the marine mammal and sea turtle species occurring within areas likely to be affected by oil from the Mississippi Canyon 252 (MS252) incident. There were two primary survey components. First, helicopter flights based in Houma, LA were executed to document the presence ofmarine mammals and sea turtles close to the site and within the oil slick itself. These surveys were designed on an adaptive basis to track the oil slick and support planning for mitigation efforts. Second, broad-scale synoptic surveys were conducted aboard the NOAA Twin Otter.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Aerial Surveys for assessing marine mammals and sea turtles in the region of the Mississippi Canyon 252 incident
A survey of deep‐water coral and sponge habitats along the West Coast of the US using a remotely operated vehicle
Stierhoff, K. Et al.
2011
N/A
2010
NOAA Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research
Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) surveys were conducted from NOAA’s state‐of-the‐art Fisheries Survey Vessel (FSV) Bell M. Shimada during a six‐day transit November 1‐5, 2010 between San Diego, CA and Seattle, WA. The objective of this survey was to locate and characterize deep‐sea coral and sponge ecosystems at several recommended sites in support of NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program. Deep‐sea corals and sponges were photographed and collected whenever possible using the Southwest Fisheries Science Center’s (SWFSC) Phantom ROV ‘Sebastes’
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
A survey of deep‐water coral and sponge habitats along the West Coast of the US using a remotely operated vehicle
An annotated checklist of birds of the Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary
Read, C. Et al.
2014
Inhambane
http://oo.adu.org.za/content.php?id=155
The Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary (VCWS) lies on the San Sebastian Peninsula, Inhambane Province, southern Mozambique. The dominant terrestrial habitat is low miombo Brachystegia savanna. Less extensive terrestrial habitats include sand forest, dune forest, dune thicket, and open scrub. Freshwater wetlands form the area's most outstanding feature and include a large number of pans, permanent lakes, ephemeral and permanent marshes. Salt water habitats include large expanses of tidally-influenced sand salt marshes and mangroves in the Inhambane Estuary and along the northern and north-western shores of the peninsula.
Ornithological Observations
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments; Protected Areas
Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone
An annotated checklist of birds of the Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary
Africa’s forests cover an estimated 674 million hectares (ha) or 23% of Africa’s land area and account for 16.7% of global forest cover. The region’s forests can be classified into nine categories including tropical rain forests, tropical moist forests, tropical dry forests, tropical shrubs, tropical mountain forest, subtropical humid forests, sub‐tropical dry forests, sub‐tropical mountain forests and plantations. The distribution of these forests varies from one sub‐region to another, with the southern extremes of the Sahara desert having the least forest cover while Central Africa has the densest cover.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
None
A Review of Forest Financing in Africa
A review of the genus Thelotornis A. Smith in eastern Africa, with the description of a new species from the Usambara Mountains (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dispholidini)
Broadley, D.
2001
N/A
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2001.9635451
African Journal of Herpetology, 50:2, 53-70
The populations of Thelotornis in eastern Africa are reviewed. Thelotornis kirtlandii extend east of the Albertine rift to Uganda and the Imatong Mountains in southern Sudan, but in Tanzania it is only represented by a few relict populations in montane forests, surrounded by T. mossambicanus (Bocage) in the savanna. The latter taxon is recognised as a good evolutionary species, as it is sympatric with T. capensis oatesii (Günther) in Mutare District on the eastern escarpment of Zimbabwe. Thelotornis usambaricus sp. nov., intermediate between T. kirtlandii and T. mossambicanus, is described from coastal forests in northeastern Tanzania.
English
No Restrictions
Mountain Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
A review of the genus Thelotornis A. Smith in eastern Africa, with the description of a new species from the Usambara Mountains (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dispholidini)
A new species of chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae: Nadzikambia) from Mount Mabu, central Mozambique
Branch, W. & Tolley, K.
2010
Zambézia
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2010.516275
Nadzikambia is a monotypic genus described to accommodate the Mulanje chameleon, N. mlanjensis. During herpetological surveys of isolated mountains in Mozambique a population of chameleons was discovered on Mount Mabu. It is referable to the genus Nadzikambia, but features of scalation, colouration and genetic divergence distinguish this population from N. mlanjensis. It is described as a new species, Nadzikambia baylissi, and represents the second species in the genus and the first record of the genus in Mozambique. Notes on reproduction in N. mlanjensis are appended. The discovery of the new species in a mid-altitude evergreen forest remnant on Mount Mabu emphasises the high conservation importance of the region.
African Journal of Herpetology, 59: 2, 157 — 172
English
No Restrictions
Mountain Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
A new species of chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae: Nadzikambia) from Mount Mabu, central Mozambique
A waterbird survey on the coast of Quirimbas National Park, northern Mozambique
Borghesio, l. & Gagliardi, A.
2011
Cabo Delgado
ResearchGate
A waterbird survey was carried out in December 2009 on nine marine islands in Quirimbas National Park, Mozambique. We counted 14,982 individuals of 34 species. Eighty-two per cent of the birds were Palearctic migrants. For six species (Crab-plover Dromas ardeola, White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus, Lesser Sand Plover C. mongolus, Greater Sand Plover C. leschenaultii, Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola, Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis) numbers exceeded the 1% Ramsar criterion; the park thus qualifies as a wetland of international importance. Two-thirds of the birds were observed in four large high-tide roosts far from human disturbance, highlighting the importance of controlling such activities close to these sites.
English
No Restrictions
Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Quirimbas National Park
A waterbird survey on the coast of Quirimbas National Park, northern Mozambique
A Travel Cost Analysis of the value of Carnarvon Gorge National park of Recreational Use
Beal, D.
1995
N/A
Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics
National parks as natural areas preserved from the more disruptive forms of economic provide a multitude of benefits to humankind, and these may be classified as either on-site use benefits or off-site benefits. This paper reports an applied case which is concerned with the measurement of the value of the recreational use benefits for one such national park. Whilst the national park is under no immediate threat, having an indication of the economic value of recreational opportunities within the park can aid future planning and decision-making.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
International Protected Areas
A Travel Cost Analysis of the value of Carnarvon Gorge National park of Recreational Use
A process for improving community awareness and preparedness for technological hazards and environmental emergencies
Gablehouse, T.
2015
N/A
United Nations Environment Programme
In the late 1980s, following various industrial accidents that occurred around the world resulting in adverse impacts on the environment and loss of life, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) suggested a series of measures to help governments and communities, particularly in developing countries, minimize the occurrence and harmful effects of technological hazards and environmental emergencies. Often impacts can be reduced if the immediate local level response is effective.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Environmental Education
None
A process for improving community awareness and preparedness for technological hazards and environmental emergencies
Adverse Effects of Underwater Noise on Marine Mammals during Offshore Construction Activities for Renewable Energy Production
ASCOBANS
2009
N/A
6th Meeting of the Parties to ASCOBANS
ASCOBANS
Recalling that the Conservation and Management Plan annexed to the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas stipulates that ASCOBANS work towards "the prevention of other significant disturbance, especially of an acoustic nature.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Impact Assessment
None
Adverse Effects of Underwater Noise on Marine Mammals during Offshore Construction Activities for Renewable Energy Production
A INDÚSTRIA DE REFINAÇÃO DE PETRÓLEO Características e Tratamento das Águas Residuais
Santo, C.
Sd
N/A
Departamento de Engenharia Química da Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
poluição das águas por hidrocarbonetos pode originar grandes problemas associados a contaminantes orgânicos e inorgânicos uma vez que os combustíveis fósseis, como o petróleo e os seus derivados, são matérias-primas para a produção de energia na maioria dos processos industriais actuais. Os hidrocarbonetos reduzem a oxigenação e a penetração da luz natural nos cursos de água, devido à formação de um filme insolúvel na superfície, produzindo efeitos nocivos na fauna e flora aquática.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Impact Assessment; Health & Biodiversity
None
A INDÚSTRIA DE REFINAÇÃO DE PETRÓLEO Características e Tratamento das Águas Residuais
A Guide to Developing Biodiversity Action Plans for the Oil and Gas Sector
IPIECA
2005
N/A
IPIECA/OGP
Biodiversity conservation has risen rapidly up the environmental and political agenda and now represents one of the most important challenges of the 21st century. Oil and gas companies can contribute to international, national and local conservation targets through careful planning and management of operations, working with stakeholders and partners to develop long-term and sustainable solutions. This IPIECA guide is designed to help HSE professionals and other relevant staff, e.g. those involved with project planning, in the oil and gas industry to develop Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs) for their sites and projects.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
A Guide to Developing Biodiversity Action Plans for the Oil and Gas Sector
A comprehensive analysis of the effects of offshore oil and gas exploration and production on the benthic communities of the Norwegian continental shelf
Olsgard, F. & Gray, J.
1995
N/A
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
Multivariate statistical analyses of data on environmental variables and benthic fauna from 14 oil and gas fields obtained from 24 surveys collected between 1985 and 1993 are presented. At all fields oil-based drilling mud was used. The purpose of this study was to investigate contamination gradients, assess effects on benthic fauna both spatially and temporally and to evaluate measures such as diversity indices, indicator species and multivariate analysls techniques in assessment of pollution. Results from analyses of baseline surveys of environmental variables and fauna were charactensed by a lack of distinct gradients in station placement, having a typical shot-gun pattern in PCA-, DCA- and MDS-ordination analyses.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Impact Assessment
None
A comprehensive analysis of the effects of offshore oil and gas exploration and production on the benthic communities of the Norwegian continental shelf
A brief report on the monitoring of marine turtles on the Sao Sebastiao peninsula, Mozambique, from November 2013 to March 2014.
Kyle, S. & van Wyk, G.
2014
Inhambane
2013-2014
Up to five species of marine turtle are reported to have bred on the shores of Mozambique (Louro et al, 2006: Fernandez et al, 2014). In the past, however, information was scanty, often only colloquial and sometimes misleading. In recent years more attention has been paid to the situation and slowly better information and more accurate data have been obtained (Louro et al, 2012; Pereira et al, 2009; Videira et al, 2010). Efforts have been made to collate and organize the available historical data and combine this with current information (Louro et al, 2012; Pereira et al, 2009; & Videira et al 2010; Louro et al, 2012; Fernandez et al, 2014) and this is leading to a much better understanding of the status of marine turtles in Mozambique.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments; Protected Areas
Quirimbas National Park; Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve; Primeiras e Segundas Islands Environmental Protection Area
A brief report on the monitoring of marine turtles on the Sao Sebastiao peninsula, Mozambique, from November 2013 to March 2014.
1996 lUCN Red List of Threatened Animals
IUCN
1996
N/A
IUCN
For more than thirty years, the Species Survival Commission (SSC) has been assessing the conservation status of species and subspecies on a global scale in order to highlight taxa threatened with extinction, and therefore promote their conservation. Although today we are operating in a very different political, economic, social, and ecological world from that of the first lUCN Red Data Book, the SSC remains firmly committed to providing the world with the most objective, scientifically-based information on the current status of globally threatened biodiversity.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments; Threats to Biodiversity
None
1996 lUCN Red List of Threatened Animals
‘Checklist’ de Vertebrados e Invertebrados da Reserva de Mareja
Schneider, M.
2004
Cabo Delgado
IUCN Mozambique
Foram feitos levantamentos da fauna bravia na Reserva Comunitária de Mareja, Província de Cabo Delgado. Com métodos como covas com tapume, gaiolas, rede nebulosa, observações e procuras de animais e de seus sinais, foi possível identificar 196 espécies de vertebrados e invertebrados na área de estudo. Através de entrevistas à população local, foram identificadas 336 espécies de aves, mamíferos, répteis e anfíbios, perfazendo um total de 495 espécies que consistiu em 53,1% espécies de aves, 26,7% de insectos, 9,3% espécies de mamíferos, 4,4% espécies de répteis, 2,4% espécies de aracnídeos (aranhas, escorpiões, etc.), 2,0% anfíbios e 1,8% espécies de outros invertebrados (centopeias, maria-café, caranguejo, moluscos).
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Mountain Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
Others National Conservation Areas
‘Checklist’ de Vertebrados e Invertebrados da Reserva de Mareja
‘Alternative agriculture’: key to preserving food security and biodiversity?
European Commission DG ENV
2013
N/A
SCU
The goals of providing sufficient quantities of food to support the world’s growing population, whilst simultaneously protecting its biodiversity, may seem incompatible. However, a recent review of the literature has highlighted how ‘alternative’ agricultural practices can offer a realistic solution to the problems of achieving both food security and biodiversity conservation.
English
No Restrictions
General
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity; Health & Biodiversity
None
‘Alternative agriculture’: key to preserving food security and biodiversity?
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Baseline Studies Vol. 1: Overview, Summary, and Application
Geo-Marine, Inc.
2010
N/A
The State of New Jersey is committed to finding long-term energy solutions and is pursuing alternative energy options. Offshore wind may provide a solution to New Jersey’s long-term energy needs. There are limited data and information on the natural resources and their environment occurring in New Jersey’s offshore waters, specifically the region being considered for wind turbine development. Geo-Marine, Inc. (GMI) was contracted to conduct a scientific baseline study by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Office of Science to fill major data gaps for birds, sea turtles, marine mammals, and other natural resources and their environments found in the Study Area.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Impact Assessment
None
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Baseline Studies Vol. 1: Overview, Summary, and Application
Offshore Wind Farms: Guidance Note for Environmental Impact Assessment in Respect of FEPA and CPA Requirements
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
2004
N/A
This Guidance Note has been prepared by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS, an Agency of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs - Defra), on behalf of the Marine Consents and Environment Unit (MCEU). Its purpose is to assist the offshore wind farm industry and their consultants; the primary aim being to provide scientific guidance to those involved with the gathering, interpretation and presentation of data within an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as part of the consents application process in England and Wales.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Impact Assessment
None
Offshore Wind Farms: Guidance Note for Environmental Impact Assessment in Respect of FEPA and CPA Requirements
A National Biodiversity Offset Scheme: A Roadmap for Mozambique
WORLD BANK GROUP
2015
N/A
Mozambique seems to be well positioned to take advantage of new levels of biodiversity protection and new revenue streams for conservation that No Net Loss and biodiversity offsetting can provide, in a manner that can minimize the environmental damage resulting from rapid economic development. This report seeks to map out a path for the establishment of a national-level aggregate biodiversity offset system in Mozambique.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
A National Biodiversity Offset Scheme: A Roadmap for Mozambique
Lessons of Experience PERU LNG: A Focus on Continuous Improvement
IFC
2013
N/A
Extractive industry companies, particularly those operating in areas of high biodiversity value, on indigenous lands, or in close proximity to communities, face operational and reputational risks related to their environmental and social performance, and can be subject to intense scrutiny from stakeholders. Lenders, civil society, and the public at large demand that companies develop transparent and robust frameworks for assessing and mitigating potentially adverse environmental and social impacts while providing sustainable benefits to local communities. A robust management system is essential to achieve good environmental, social and health and safety performance and thereby build trust among stakeholders.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Impact Assessment; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Lessons of Experience PERU LNG: A Focus on Continuous Improvement
Biodiversity Offsets: Lessons Learnt from Policy and Practice Learning Event Briefing Report
Holland, T.; Jenner, N. & Knight, T.
2015
N/A
BUSINESS & BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMME FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL
The uptake of biodiversity offsets as a mechanism for mitigating the residual impacts of project development has rapidly increased in recent years. Whilst guidance for biodiversity offsets has been developed, it is widely acknowledged that successful implementation will hinge on overcoming myriad challenges on the ground.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Biodiversity Offsets: Lessons Learnt from Policy and Practice Learning Event Briefing Report
Biodiversity Offsets: Lessons Learnt from Policy and Practice The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Nyul, H.
2015
N/A
BUSINESS & BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMME FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL
Biodiversity offsets have received a lot of attention in recent years from governments, businesses, financing institutions, consultants, conservation groups and academics. Companies are increasingly stating commitments to No Net Loss (NNL) or Net Positive Impact (NPI) and national offset frameworks and policies are emerging around the world. International guidance on best practice has been developed and there is a growing body of scientific research. However, it is widely recognised that offset implementation faces a host of technical and implementation challenges.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Biodiversity Offsets: Lessons Learnt from Policy and Practice The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Biodiversity Offsets: Learning from Redd+ Measurements, Accountability and Aggregation
Citroen, S.; Balmforth, Z. & Howard, P.
2015
N/A
BUSINESS & BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMME FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Biodiversity Offsets: Learning from Redd+ Measurements, Accountability and Aggregation
Biodiversity Offsets: Learning from REDD+
Jenner, N. Et al.
2015
N/A
BUSINESS & BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMME FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL
Over recent years, the uptake of biodiversity offsets as a mechanism for addressing the residual impacts of project development has increased rapidly with offset policy and frameworks emerging or planned in an increasing number of developing economies. Whilst comprehensive guidance for biodiversity offsets has been developed, it is widely recognised that offset implementation faces a host of technical, social and governance challenges, and there is concern that offsets could undermine existing mechanisms for conserving biodiversity if developed in isolation.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Biodiversity Offsets: Learning from REDD+
Biodiversity Offsets: Lessons Learnt from Policy and Practice Synthesis Report
Jenner, N. & Howard, P.
2015
N/A
BUSINESS & BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMME FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL
The uptake of biodiversity offsets as a mechanism for mitigating the residual impacts of development projects on species and ecosystems has rapidly increased over recent years, with a growing number of companies stating commitments to No Net Loss (NNL) or Net Positive Impact (NPI) and the emergence of national offset frameworks and roadmaps in new geographies. International best practice guidance has been developed and there is a growing body of scientific research. However, offset implementation faces a host of technical and implementation challenges, and more practical experience and lesson sharing is necessary for improving offset effectiveness.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Biodiversity Offsets: Lessons Learnt from Policy and Practice Synthesis Report
Biodiversity Offsets: Lessons Learnt from Policy And Practice Country Summary Report: South Africa
Jenner, N. & Balmforth, Z.
2015
N/A
BUSINESS & BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMME FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL
Over recent years, the uptake of biodiversity offsets as a mechanism for addressing the residual impacts of project development has increased rapidly. Whilst comprehensive guidance for biodiversity offsets has been developed, it is widely recognised that offset implementation faces a host of technical, social and governance challenges. In guiding the future development and implementation of offsets to achieve biodiversity conservation it is important to learn from offset experience around the world.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Biodiversity Offsets: Lessons Learnt from Policy And Practice Country Summary Report: South Africa
Guidelines for consideration of bats in wind farm projects – Revision 2014
Rodrigues, L. Et al.
2015
N/A
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Impact Assessment
None
Guidelines for consideration of bats in wind farm projects – Revision 2014
Biodiversity & Wind Energy: a bird’s and bat’s perspective
Mascarenhas, M. Et al.
2015
N/A
Bio3 and University of Aveiro
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Impact Assessment
None
Biodiversity & Wind Energy: a bird’s and bat’s perspective
Beatrice Wind Farm Demonstrator Project
Talisman Energy (UK) Limited
2006
N/A
Proposed installation and operation of two standalone wind turbine generating units (WTGs) to provide electrical power to the Beatrice platforms. The WTGs will be supported on small steel jackets piled into the seabed, and will be 88m high with blades 63m long. The WTGs will be linked to the Beatrice AP platform by a buried umbilical containing the electrical cable.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Impact Assessment
None
Beatrice Wind Farm Demonstrator Project
A baseline assessment of electromagnetic fields generated by offshore windfarm cables
CMACS
2003
N/A
COWRIE Report EMF
COWRIE identified as priority research the issue of electromagnetic fields (EMF) generated by offshore windfarm power cables and their possible effect on organisms that are sensitive to these fields
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Impact Assessment
None
A baseline assessment of electromagnetic fields generated by offshore windfarm cables
SALDANHA WIND ENERGY FACILITY Avian impact assessment
Jenkins, A.
Sd
N/A
This study contains an extensive review of relevant literature on wind energy facility impacts on avifauna, and identifies potential impacts of the proposed Saldanha Wind Energy Facility on the avifauna of the surrounding area. These expected impacts are: habitat destruction by construction of the facility itself and any associated power lines or substation/s, disturbance by both activities and possible displacement or disturbance of sensitive species by the operation of the facility, collision with blades of the wind turbines and other associated infrastructure.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Impact Assessment
None
SALDANHA WIND ENERGY FACILITY Avian impact assessment
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee
2012
N/A
The Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines contain reporting and recordkeeping requirements that require Office of Management and Budget approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Your response is voluntary. We collect this information in order to provide technical assistance related to addressing wildlife conservation concerns at all stages of land-based wind energy development.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Impact Assessment
None
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines
Report of the Thirteenth Session of the Scientific Committee
IOTC
2011
N/A
The Thirteenth Meeting of the Scientific Committee (SC) was opened on 6 December 2010, in Victoria, Seychelles, by the Chairperson Dr. Francis Marsac (EU). Representatives from 14 Members, one Cooperating non-Contracting Party, FAO and four observers from inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations attended the meeting. The SC noted that 15 national reports were presented, an improvement relative to previous years, although still represented less than half the number of Contracting and Cooperating non-Contracting Parties. The SC expressed its satisfaction to the Secretariat for the amount and quality of the work undertaken during the year, noting the contributions to the scientific activities, including data preparation and analys
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Threats to Biodiversity
None
Report of the Thirteenth Session of the Scientific Committee
Beatrice Wind Farm Demonstrator Project
Talisman Energy (UK) Limited
2007
N/A
During June 2007, we have been preparing the second turbine for load-out from Nigg and installation on site in the Beatrice Field in July. With both turbines scheduled to be operational in autumn 2007, the Beatrice Wind Farm Demonstrator will begin to provide in-depth data. However, we have already learned a lot since the project commenced in 2003; we have pioneered the use of large turbines and jackets offshore; we have shown that large turbines can be pre-assembled onshore, transported to the site as a complete unit, and installed in a single operation; and we have set new standards in the environmental management of large scale developments in sensitive marine environments.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Impact Assessment
None
Beatrice Wind Farm Demonstrator Project
The 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement
UNFSA
1995
N/A
The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (the “Convention”) sets out the overarching legal regime for the conservation and management of marine living resources within areas under national jurisdiction and on the high seas. It also contains specific provisions relating to straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks. In light of ongoing problems regarding the conservation and management of these stocks, Agenda 21 of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) called for the convening of an intergovernmental conference under United Nations auspices to promote effective implementation of these provisions.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations