Land use
Land use
Land use change is one of the greatest threats to nature globally, leading to direct species mortality and habitat loss.
The Mitigation and Conservation Hierarchy can guide diverse actions across stakeholder groups towards a united goal for reducing and reversing the impact of land use change on nature. For example, this diagram illustrates some cross-cutting actions that could be taken across different stakeholder groups towards the goal of net gain in global forest area by 2030:
Specific case studies of practical application of the Conservation Hierarchy principles for land use planning include:
- The Nature Conservancy’s Development by Design initiative
- The State of Victoria’s net gain in native vegetation policy
- Oxford University’s Partnership for Operationalising the Conservation Hierarchy (OxPOCH)
- Balfour Beatty’s Biodiversity Net Gain Good practice principles for development
Case Studies
Institutional Sustainability at Oxford
Project name: Oxford Partnership for Operationalising the Conservation Hierarchy (OxPOCH) Location: Oxford, UK Primary stakeholders: University organisation - students, staff, academics, independent colleges, external collaborators Sector/industry: Institutional Primary extractive or
Biodiversity Net Gain through infrastructure development in the UK
Location: United Kingdom Primary stakeholders: National and local policy makers (UK government and local councils), private sector Sector/industry: Infrastructure development Primary extractive or damaging