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| Driml, Sally; Clouston, Beth; Bortman, Amy. |
| The Queensland Government Environmental Offsets Policy provides an overarching framework for environmental offsets in Queensland. The policy provides a consistent and transparent approach to the use of offsets. It contains principles and guidelines for developing and applying more detailed ‘specific-issue’ policies for offsetting important environmental values such as vegetation or fish habitats. Currently, offsets use in Queensland can be characterised as a compliance mechanism as they are required to meet development conditions. Developers will face higher costs if they need an offset and this provides a greater incentive to avoid and minimise impacts on areas with significant environmental values. The paper canvasses opportunities to now move to develop... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Environment; Offsets; Policy; Market based instruments.. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48378 |
