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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resource management > natural resources conservation > habitat conservation > conservation banking
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resource management > wildlife management > conservation banking
Preferred Term:

conservation banking

Definition:
The application of the "mitigation" or "offset" approach to endangered species. When developers expect to harm an endangered species (whether listed at the federal or state level), they must "offset" or "mitigate" the damage through the creation of similar habitat elsewhere. Developers can mitigate by purchasing new property or modifying existing landholdings to support the impacted species.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
wildlife management, habitat conservation
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • mitigation banking
  • habitat banking
  • biodiversity banking
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/286471
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RDF/XMLCreated 2016-08-29, last modified 2017-09-27