'Nature positive' must incorporate, not undermine, the mitigation hierarchy

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2023-09-21

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Maron, Martine
Quétier, Fabien
Sarmiento, Mariana
Ten Kate, Kerry
Evans, Megan C
Bull, Joseph W
Jones, Julia P.G.ISNI 0000000040385508
Zu Ermgassen, Sophus O S E
Milner-Gulland, E J
Brownlie, Susie

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For the concept of nature positive to succeed as the lodestar for international action on biodiversity conservation, it must build upon lessons learned from the application of the mitigation hierarchy — or risk becoming mere greenwash.

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Maron, M, Quétier, F, Sarmiento, M, Ten Kate, K, Evans, M C, Bull, J W, Jones, J P G, Zu Ermgassen, S O S E, Milner-Gulland, E J, Brownlie, S, Treweek, J & von Hase, A 2023, ''Nature positive' must incorporate, not undermine, the mitigation hierarchy', Nature Ecology & Evolution, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 14-17. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02199-2