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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"no net loss"”.
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Assessment of Section 404 Wetland Mitigation Compliance and No-Net-Loss in the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District
… and compensatory mitigation. A national goal of no net loss of wetland acreage and function in compensatory mitigation has been recommended since 1987.Thirty Norfolk District projects requiring compensatory wetland mitigation in the permit years 1996-1998 were randomly selected for field review. …
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Wetland mitigation banking in Tennessee: an assessment of three banks performance
… and the Army Corps of Engineers is to achieve no net loss of wetlands. Wetlands law allows for mitigation of wetland impacts with the implied assumption that the mitigation will adequately compensate for the wetland loss. Mitigation banks are becoming a popular mitigation option. Mitigation …
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An Analysis on the Effectiveness of Sandy Island as Mitigation for the Carolina Bays Parkway
… Parkway with regards to the federal policy of `no net loss' and threatened and endangered species.</p>
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Banking on offsets: a political ecological and eco-geomorphic analysis of Section 404 compensatory stream mitigation banking in Illinois and Missouri
"No net loss goals play a major role in U.S. environmental policies. No net loss policies are championed as ways to simultaneously allow economic development and protect the environment. One such example is Section 404 of the U.S. Clean Water Act. Section 404 is administered by the U.S. Army Corps …
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Using GIS To Evaluate The Kentucky Wetland Rapid Assessment Method
… 1988 all United States presidents have stated a "No Net Loss" policy for wetlands in the United States. There is a need to better assess and monitor the amount and condition of existing wetlands to assess the No Net Loss policy, to determine the effectiveness of preservation and mitigation …
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Developing a common Key performance indicators framework for biodiversity management in gypsum quarries throughout Europe for Eurogypsum
… on five main steps: (i) To Build a stakeholders’ network; (ii) To build a framework proposal to be submitted to stakeholders by selecting a maximum set of indicators based on the literature and reaching an agreement on indicators with Eurogypsum (Focus Group); (iii) Reaching a consensus framework …
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Evaluation of the Basis and Effectiveness of Habitat Assessments in Wetland Functional Assessment Methods
… that the assessment tools currently available do not consistently produce relatively precise, or reproducible results. Possible reasons for these problems include attempting to assess a function that is too broadly defined, inappropriately or subjectively selected variables, subjectively assigning …
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A Vegetation-Based Index of Biotic Integrity for Wetlands of Kentucky
… The Clean Water Act and the policy of “No Net Loss” have resulted in a system of permitting and mitigation for impacts to wetlands. Professional judgments of wetland quality are inherent in regulatory decisions related to preservation and mitigation, but many states, and until recently …
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Wetland mitigation banking in the Chicago area: an assessment of ecological outcomes and compliance with performance standards
… wetlands must provide compensation for wetland losses through the wetland mitigation process. The Army Corps prefers that compensation is provided through the purchase of credits from wetland mitigation banks, which are large wetland restoration projects constructed by third-party bank sponsors …
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Essays on Incentive Designs to Improve Market Performance
… at fixed exchange ratios to preserve regional “no net loss”. Producers incur a sunk cost and are awarded offsets over time. We find substantial private gains from trade. We estimate a local flood externality generated by wetlands, which is not covered by current regulations, and which is …