Friday 20th September 2013 at 08:30-15:30
Toppsenteret, Forskningsparken/Oslo Science Park, Gaustadalleen 21, Oslo, Norway.Directions: http://www.oslotech.no/forskningsparken/about-oslo-science-park/
Time
Presenter
Title
08:30-09:00
David N. Barton, NINA
Welcome and aims of the meeting
Current practice and theory in biodiversity offsetting
09:00-09:30
Guy Duke, Environment Bank Ltd., UK
“Biodiversity offsets and habitat banking in the UK UK and some comments on opportunities in Norway.”
09:30-10:00
Anne-Charlotte Vaissiere, IFREMER
“Wetlands banking in Florida(USA). A transaction costs perspective”
10:00-10:30
Coffee
10:30-11:00
Arild Vatn, Noragric-UMB
“A governance perspective on biodiversity offsets and habitat banking”
11:00-11:30
Erik Gómez-Baggethun, UAB
“Ethical considerations on the commodification of ecosystem services. The case of ecosystem offsets “
11:30-12:30
Lunch
Current Norwegian practice in environmental impact mitigation across sectors
Transport infrastructure
12:30-12:50
Per-Andre Torper, Ministry of Transport and Karianne Thøger-Andresen, Roads Authority
“Physical compensation for agricultural and nature areas in connection with transport infrastructure development”
Urban areas
12:50-13:10
Marianne de Caprona, Oslo Kommune
“Blue-green area factor– an approach to offsetting in urban development in Oslo “
Mountain/nature areas
13:10-13:30
Dagmar Hagen, EcoManage, NINA
“The contribution from restoration ecology to offsetting in nature areas – examples from Norway”
13:30-14:00
Forest
14:00-14:20
Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, INA-UMB & NINA
“Environmental offsetting practices in forest management”
Farmland
14:20-14:40
Arne Grønlund, Bioforsk, UMB
“Environmental offsetting for farmland conservation”
Hydropower regulation
14:40-15:00
Tor Haakon Bakken, Håkon Sundt (SINTEF) ,David N. Barton(NINA)
“Offsetting examples in Norwegian hydropower projects”
15:00-15:30
Panel discussion
15:30
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