Full Title: No Net Loss. How Mitigation Policy Can Spur Private Investment in Land and Wildlife Conservation
Author(s): David J. Hayes and Nicole Gentile
Publisher(s): Center for American Progress
Publication Date: November 1, 2016
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Description (excerpt):
This report reviews the prospect and status of a replicable, scalable mitigation policy that extends beyond wetlands to other unavoidable environmental harms. Notwithstanding the issuance of the November presidential memorandum and the subsequent steps land and wildlife agencies have taken, the implementation of clear and effective mitigation policy is being hampered by complex scientific, fiscal, and legal challenges. Mitigation policy at the federal level is largely in an experimentation phase, as policymakers and resource managers seek to develop and test effective mitigation programs.