Counterintuitive Proposals for Trans-boundary Ecological Compensation Under ‘No Net Loss’ Biodiversity Policy

摘要: Abstract ‘No net loss’ (NNL) policies involve quantifying biodiversity impacts associated with economic development, and implementing commensurate conservation gains to balance losses. Local stakeholders are often affected by NNL trades. But what extent principles intuitive when they not experts? We surveyed 691 students limited or no knowledge of policy across three countries, eliciting perceptions constitutes sufficient ecological compensation for forest habitat losses from infrastructure development. assume that should be: close development impacts; greater than losses; smaller, given a background trend decline; and, smaller have co-benefits biodiversity. However, survey participant proposals violated all four principles. Participants proposed substantial abroad, did always require within their own country, required more creation if trends were decline had fauna co-benefits. Our findings suggest that, under certain circumstances, international trades could deserve consideration. The also support incorporate social considerations into ratios NNL. Wherever the rationale underlying is discovered be counterintuitive insofar as relevant concerned, careful communication intentions required.