South Africa’s first National Biodiversity Offset Guideline has been published for implementation and will serve as a means to minimise and offset biodiversity loss as a result of the negative impacts of unsustainable development on the country’s natural environment. Biodiversity offsetting is only required if there remains a significant residual biodiversity impact after all other efforts have been made to avoid and minimise negative impacts on biodiversity, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) says.
