A National Biodiversity Offset Scheme

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dc.creatorWorld Bank Group
dc.date2015-05-19T21:32:00Z
dc.date2015-05-19T21:32:00Z
dc.date2015-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:42:58Z
dc.descriptionLiberia had an estimated 4.3 million hectares of forests in 2011, comprising approximately 50 percent of Liberia’s landmass. These forests support very high levels of biodiversity, provide a wide range of ecosystem services (for example, bush meat, medicines, construction materials, and charcoal), and generate employment and revenue from commercial and chainsaw logging. Encouraging inward investment while striking a sound balance between different interests, respecting the legal and customary rights of local people, and conserving biodiversity represents a major challenge. This project focuses on the mining sector, which has the potential to become a significant engine for growth and broader-based development. It explores the feasibility of implementing a national biodiversity offset scheme in Liberia to help minimize adverse impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services resulting from mining. A Liberian national offset scheme will entail the application of a common methodology to ensure that conservation benefits are at least equivalent to biodiversity losses due to mining investments. The report is presented in seven chapters. Chapter one gives introduction. Chapter two discusses the conservation imperatives for Liberia and conveys a sense of the quality and extent of biodiversity within Liberia. Chapter three describes the challenge of securing conservation outcomes in Liberia as well as the prevalence of threats to biodiversity. Chapter four discusses the potential for biodiversity offsets to help secure conservation outcomes. Chapter five covers the legal, policy, and institutional framework in support of biodiversity offsets. Chapter six discusses the methodological aspects of implementing a national biodiversity offset scheme, together with the challenges of securing and effectively managing sources of funding. Chapter seven summarizes the report’s suggested next steps to implement a road map for biodiversity offsets in Liberia.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24418254/national-biodiversity-offset-scheme-road-map-liberia’s-mining-sector
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21919
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/21919
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/409747
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectPLANT DIVERSITY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectCONSERVATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectHABITAT TYPES
dc.subjectWILDLIFE SPECIES
dc.subjectDEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
dc.subjectBIRDS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectLAND USES
dc.subjectCULTURAL HERITAGE
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACTS
dc.subjectSPECIES COMPOSITION
dc.subjectRESTORATION ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPLANNING PROCESS
dc.subjectADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSPECIES RICHNESS
dc.subjectFRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectPARKS
dc.subjectDAMS
dc.subjectSPECIES DIVERSITY
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectHABITATS
dc.subjectMONITORING
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectAMPHIBIANS
dc.subjectRIPARIAN AREAS
dc.subjectUPLAND AREAS
dc.subjectCOASTAL PLAIN
dc.subjectBIOSPHERE
dc.subjectQUALITY
dc.subjectMANAGED FOREST
dc.subjectWETLAND MITIGATION
dc.subjectREGULATORY AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectSTREAM
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectMANGROVE SWAMPS
dc.subjectPLANTS
dc.subjectWILDLIFE
dc.subjectMINING OPERATIONS
dc.subjectNATIONAL FORESTS
dc.subjectMOUNTAINS
dc.subjectECONOMIC BENEFITS
dc.subjectLAND AREAS
dc.subjectBASINS
dc.subjectINVASIVE SPECIES
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectSWAMP
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectSPECIES
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectINDICATORS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectPUBLIC LANDS
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectCASE STUDIES
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectSWAMPS
dc.subjectCLASSIFICATION
dc.subjectAQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectPLANT SPECIES
dc.subjectLAND USE PLANS
dc.subjectLAND COVER
dc.subjectPERMITTED ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectRESTORATION MEASURES
dc.subjectRANGES
dc.subjectWATERSHEDS
dc.subjectANIMAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL PARKS
dc.subjectAQUATIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectVEGETATION
dc.subjectSTUDIES
dc.subjectPLANTATION
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectSHRUBS
dc.subjectPLANTATIONS
dc.subjectFRESHWATER
dc.subjectTREE PLANTATIONS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectBIOLOGY
dc.subjectAMPHIBIAN SPECIES
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectENDANGERED SPECIES
dc.subjectLAND AREA
dc.subjectMARSHES
dc.subjectPOLLUTANTS
dc.subjectWOODY PLANTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectHIGHLANDS
dc.subjectNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subjectNATIONAL WILDLIFE
dc.subjectDATA INTEGRITY
dc.subjectCUMULATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL PROCESSES
dc.subjectFOOD
dc.subjectGRASSLANDS
dc.subjectIMAGES
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectSURFACE AREA
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFOREST LAND
dc.subjectDATA SETS
dc.subjectSEWAGE TREATMENT
dc.subjectBOTANY
dc.subjectFORESTRY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectANALYSIS
dc.subjectCOAST
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectRIVERINE
dc.subjectESTUARIES
dc.subjectCOASTAL MARSHES
dc.subjectMITIGATION
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectWETLAND
dc.subjectCOMPENSATORY MITIGATION
dc.subjectBIOTIC COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectBROOKS
dc.subjectECOLOGY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectSPECIES ASSEMBLAGES
dc.subjectPOLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subjectWILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS
dc.subjectHEADWATERS
dc.subjectRESTORATION
dc.subjectRIPARIAN ZONES
dc.subjectAGREEMENT
dc.subjectSHADED AREAS
dc.subjectSEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSATELLITE IMAGES
dc.subjectRIVER
dc.subjectREMOTE SENSING
dc.titleA National Biodiversity Offset Scheme
dc.titleA Road Map for Liberia’s Mining Sector
dc.typeReport
dc.typeRapport
dc.typeInforme

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