Environmental net-gain governance: Global implementation challenges

Mauerhofer, Volker; Englund, Oskar; Gronlund, Erik; Haller, Henrik; Jonsson, Bengt-Gunnar; Van den Brink, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128884

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Environmental net-gain governance: Global implementation challenges

Mauerhofer, Volker; Englund, Oskar; Gronlund, Erik; Haller, Henrik; Jonsson, Bengt-Gunnar; Van den Brink, Paul

Abstract

This Letter outlines the EU's & UN's latest environmental principle towards Net-Gains. It defines this principles' progress compared to recent "No-Net-Loss"/"Reducethe-Rate-Of-Loss" approaches. Furthermore it introduces Environmental Net-Gain Governance as normative transition pathway and provides first practical approaches for increasing the worlds' biocapacity and for reducing impact from production and consumption.

Published in

Journal of Cleaner Production
2021, volume: 321, article number: 128884
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD

SLU Authors

Jonsson, Bengt-Gunnar
- Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Mid Sweden University

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences

Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128884

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/117946