The politics of influence in biodiversity offsetting

Stéphanie Barral (), Ritwick Ghosh and Esteve Corbera
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Stéphanie Barral: Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Sciences Innovations Sociétés, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, LISIS-CNRS/INRAE/UGE
Ritwick Ghosh: North Carolina State University
Esteve Corbera: Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA)

Nature Sustainability, 2025, vol. 8, issue 4, 350-357

Abstract: Abstract Biodiversity offsetting has become a cornerstone of environmental policy since the 1990s, to counterbalance the habitat lost to a development project by conserving equivalent lands elsewhere. This Review describes how actors interpret, shape and contest offsetting policies, placing emphasis on governance and politics rather than the most commonly explored technical design and implementation issues. It highlights the manifold discursive, legal, resource-driven and capacity-building strategies that stakeholders use to influence offsetting processes and outcomes. On this basis, we state future directions for social science research and policy-making.

Date: 2025
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