Offering 'carrots' like biodiversity credits to landholders won't stop natural collapse. Banning land clearing and stronger environmental laws are much more likely to work.

But Australia’s government is committed to trying this

https://theconversation.com/would-a-nature-repair-market-really-work-evidence-suggests-its-highly-unlikely-199975

#climatechange #biodiversity
(Via @theconversationau)

Would a nature repair market really work? Evidence suggests it's highly unlikely

Offering ‘carrots’ like biodiversity credits to landholders won’t stop natural collapse. Banning land clearing and stronger environmental laws are much more likely to work.

The Conversation
@TheConversationClimate @theconversationau we’re stuck with this model in the USA. meanwhile, the engineer trying to help me figure out how to safely replant my forest after intense logging and water diversion from neighboring parcels says our transportation dept is the biggest water quality offender. #rewilding #forest #foreststeward