Study on equivalency and similarity assessment for Biodiversity offset system

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K00622
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental and ecological symbiosis
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: Kiichiro Hayashi 名古屋大学, 未来材料・システム研究所, 教授 (80432219)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): OOBA Makoto (独)国立環境研究所, 福島支部, 室長 (90462481)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 生態系サービス / 生物多様性オフセット / 文化サービス / GIS

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, through conducting a simple forest survey to complement the wide scope assessment of a satellite images and an on-site field survey, the comprehensive assessment methods that are applicable to a biodiversity offset and an environmental policy for nature conservation was examined. The forest field survey was conducted in Nagoya, Japan employing a comprehensive and simple method and then the assessment methods of forest equivalency and alternativeness were examined by utilizing the basic data of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Also the simple application method of the study results for a wide scope of area was examined taking into consideration forest situation in the past.

Free Research Field

環境政策・環境影響評価