Companies cant offset extinction
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Tell Canada to scrap the biodiversity offset plan
Hi Paov,
The federal government wants to destroy the homes of at-risk species and drain wetlands — and wants to make up for this by “creating new habitats” elsewhere, called an offset.
The plan is part of its biodiversity strategy. The goal is “no net loss,” which is the government's way of saying they will balance against the adverse effects of industrial development so that no loss to biodiversity remains.
But this is not how nature works.
It’s been long understood that offsets don’t achieve no net loss. But this is especially true for species at risk already suffering from insufficient and degraded habitat. It can take decades, centuries and even millennia to restore ecosystems to a similar value and function for species.
WRITE MY LETTER NOW
Offsets allow the same old destructive behaviour by industries driving biodiversity loss. It does not fix the problem by developing better practices but allows the status quo. Even though the government says offsets are a last resort, you and I both know the industry has not and will not take the first step of avoiding harm first seriously. They will continue to jump the line going straight to offsets first.
Offsets have no place in preserving biodiversity. For the wild,
Charlotte Dawe
Conservation and Policy Campaigner
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