¿Los enfoques basados en el mercado son capaces de abordar la pÉrdida CRÍTICA de BIODIVERSIDAD?

The briefing critiques the shift in biodiversity policy from conservation to 'restoration' through financial markets. It argues that biodiversity offsetting—where developers pay to recreate habitats to justify destroying existing ones—is based on the flawed premise that nature can be monetized and replaced. The author cites high failure rates in restoration projects, the inability of markets to price public goods or scarcity, and the risk of land grabbing. Instead of market tools, the document advocates for binding environmental laws and sustainable practices like agroecology to protect biodiversity.

• Biodiversity offsetting schemes have demonstrated poor environmental and social outcomes, with a significant number of restoration projects failing and some resulting in a near-total loss of habitats.
• Market-based approaches suffer from fundamental conceptual failures, including the inability to monetize cultural and spiritual values and the impossibility of creating financial markets for non-excludable public goods.
• The two core pillars of biodiversity offsetting—price signals and additionality—are deemed non-existent or immeasurable due to financial speculation and scientific uncertainty.
• The author argues that binding environmental regulations are a more effective and stable alternative to market tools, as they provide clear norms for the private sector and better accommodate scientific uncertainty.
• Proposed regulatory alternatives include binding conservation laws that limit unsustainable economic activities in urban development, mining, fishing, and agriculture, while promoting agroecology and community forest management.

APA

Hache, F. (2019). ¿Los enfoques basados en el mercado son capaces de abordar la pÉrdida CRÍTICA de BIODIVERSIDAD? Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Enfoques-basados-en-el-mercado-perdida-critica-de-biodiversidad_ATI_ES.pdf

Chicago

Hache, Frederic. ¿Los enfoques basados en el mercado son capaces de abordar la pÉrdida CRÍTICA de BIODIVERSIDAD? Friends of the Earth International, 2019. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Enfoques-basados-en-el-mercado-perdida-critica-de-biodiversidad_ATI_ES.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{hache2019los, author = {Hache, Frederic}, title = {{¿Los enfoques basados en el mercado son capaces de abordar la pÉrdida CRÍTICA de BIODIVERSIDAD?}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2019}, month = oct, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Enfoques-basados-en-el-mercado-perdida-critica-de-biodiversidad_ATI_ES.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }