Many biodiversity conservation projects struggle to demonstrate the impact of their actions.
Existing project management guidelines inadequately address the issue of planning …

Biodiversity is under significant threat globally and therefore the biodiversity input to
environmental impact assessment (EIA) is important. The quality of biodiversity inputs needs …

Cumulative effects assessment (CEA) literature generally concentrates on pervasive,
regional environmental problems. Examples include acid rain, agricultural land loss, and …

This Handbook presents state-of-the-art methodological guidance and discussion of
international practice related to the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services in …

Both environmental indicators and multi-metric indices are useful for describing baseline
conditions and qualitatively predicting the cumulative consequences of multiple actions …

When evaluating the impact of a biodiversity conservation intervention, a counterfactual is
typically needed. Counterfactuals are possible alternative system trajectories in the absence …

Inadequate integration and lack of focus have been identified as two main issues plaguing
contemporary impact assessment. We agree but argue that these are but two of a plethora of …

Follow-up is a vital component of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), being essential
for understanding assessment outcomes. Long-standing international best practice …

Impact assessment (IA) has become one of the most prevalent environmental policy
instruments today. Its introduction under the National Environmental Policy Act (US) in 1969 …

Valued ecosystem component (VEC) selection is a core component of cumulative effects
assessment (CEA) and gives direction to impact analysis, mitigation and monitoring. Yet little …