Management intervention for biodiversity offsets and compensation was most prominent in forest and wetland projects. For example, forest preservation, restoration/enhancement, and creation/re-establishment were the most common in many regions of the world. In North America, 70 percent of the land area with biodiversity projects were dedicated to wetlands.
Distribution of cumulative habitats receiving biodiversity compliance offsets and compensation worldwide in 2016, by region
Characteristic
Forests
Wetlands
Grasslands
Marine/coastal
Riverine/floodplain
Africa and Middle East
85%
2%
13%
-
-
Asia
98%
2%
-
-
-
Europe
3%
6%
30%
60%
1%
Latin America and Caribbean
95%
1%
-
-
4%
North America
15%
70%
9%
1%
5%
Oceania
31%
2%
66%
1%
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