Public preferences for the design of biodiversity offset policies in Australia

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dc.creatorRogers, Abbie A.
dc.creatorBurton, Michael P.
dc.date2017-04-01T20:00:07Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T10:11:11Z
dc.descriptionUnderstanding the social acceptability of biodiversity offsets is important in order to properly design offset policy. This study used a discrete choice experiment to quantify preferences of the Australian community for a migratory shorebird offset, in the context of an oil and gas development. The attributes in the choice experiment were comprised of several offset policy characteristics, with a view to informing future policy design of the social dimensions related to offset acceptability. We found that the practice of offsetting was accepted by the community as a means to allow economic development. The ability to exchange protection of a species impacted by the development for a more endangered species was a desirable policy characteristic, as was having the offset implemented by a third party or the government, as compared with the company responsible for the development. Direct offset activities were preferred over indirect, and there was a strong aversion to locating the offset at a site other than where the impact occurred. While some policy characteristics were less desirable from a social perspective, it was possible to compensate for these by increasing the amount of biodiversity protected by the offset.
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.231533
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/231533/files/WP1601_Rogers%20and%20Burton_Public%20preferences%20for%20biodiversity%20offsets.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/231533
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/616314
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/231533
dc.titlePublic preferences for the design of biodiversity offset policies in Australia
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