"biodiversity offset" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: biodiversity offsets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} biodiversity offset (plural biodiversity offsets)
  1. (environmental policy) A measurable conservation outcome that has been designed to compensate for negative impacts on biodiversity that cannot be avoided or minimised. Translations (measurable conservation outcome to compensate for negative impacts on biodiversity): 生态补偿机制; (shēngtài bǔcháng jīzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), mesures de compensation [feminine] (French), compensation écologique [feminine] (French), ausgleichsmaßnahmen [feminine] (German), ersatzmaßnahmen [feminine] (German), compensaciones de biodiversidad [feminine] (Spanish), compensaciones ambientales [feminine] (Spanish)
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