AUTHORS: EFTEC – IEEP
This report summarises the study of the potential use of habitat banking in the EU as an economic instrument for biodiversity protection – as described above.
This report summarises the findings of the research presenting:
- An introduction to the objectives of the project;
- A summary of the pros and cons of using habitat banking as a policy instrument within the EU;
- An outline of the basic components that potential habitat banking schemes in the EU can contain;
- A summary of guidelines necessary to deal with some of the practical issues and risks that arise with habitat banking, and
- Recommendations on key principles, implementation, and market feasibility.