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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1080/14615517.2025.2604367
Titel (primär) Benchmarking biodiversity integration in environmental assessments
Autor Kørnøv, L.; Larsen, S.V.; Eliasen, S.Q.; Ravn Boess, E.; Geneletti, D.; Laporta, L.; Soares, A.; Zhu, Y. ORCID logo ; Monteiro, M.; Rosario Partario, M.; Locher-Krause, K.E.; Wittmer, H. ORCID logo
Quelle Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
Department UPOL
Sprache englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Keywords Environmental Assessment; biodiversity; benchmarking; ecosystem services; significance; mitigation
Abstract This paper presents the results of a comprehensive analysis of Environmental Assessment (EA) practices across Denmark, Germany, Spain, and Portugal, utilizing a best practices benchmark for integrating biodiversity considerations. The benchmark evaluates the degree of alignment between both Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) reports and best practices for biodiversity integration, offering insights into the effectiveness of current EA practices. We analyzed 191 EA reports, focusing on eight key themes: significance, knowledge, synergies and trade-offs, ecosystem services, goals and visions, uncertainty, mitigation and enhancement, and monitoring. The results highlight both areas of strength, such as the use of monitoring, and areas requiring improvement, such as the integration of ecosystem services and management of synergies and trade-offs. The findings provide a basis for enhancing EA practices and ultimately promoting biodiversity conservation in spatial planning.
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Kørnøv, L., Larsen, S.V., Eliasen, S.Q., Ravn Boess, E., Geneletti, D., Laporta, L., Soares, A., Zhu, Y., Monteiro, M., Rosario Partario, M., Locher-Krause, K.E., Wittmer, H. (2025):
Benchmarking biodiversity integration in environmental assessments
Impact Assess. Proj. Apprais. 10.1080/14615517.2025.2604367