L’absence de perte nette de biodiversité, entre sens et non-sens

En 2018, Biotope continue d’être actif dans les débats scientifiques sur la biodiversité et l’aménagement des territoires.

Fabien Quétier, Directeur d’Études à Biotope, a contribué à un article intitulé The many meanings of No Net Loss in environmental policy publié aujourd’hui dans le premier numéro de la revue  « Nature Sustainability ». Cet article porte sur les sens (et non-sens) de l’absence de perte nette de biodiversité.

Référence Bibliographique : Maron M., Brownlie S., Bull J.W., Evans M.C., von Hase A., Quétier F., Watson J.E.M. & Gordon A. (2018): The many meanings of No Net Loss in environmental policy. Nature Sustainability, January 2018.

Résumé (anglais) :

‘No net loss’ is a buzz phrase in environmental policy. Applied to a multitude of environmental targets, like biodiversity, wetlands, and land productive capacity, no net loss (NNL) and related goals have been adopted by multiple countries and organisations, but these goals often lack clear reference scenarios: no net loss compared to what ? Here, we examine policies with NNL and related goals, and identify three main forms of reference scenario. We categorise NNL policies as relating either to overarching policy goals, or to responses to specific impacts. We explore how to resolve conflicts between overarching and impact specific NNL policies, and improve transparency about what NNL-type policies are actually designed to achieve.