Topic: Conservation Finance

Biodiversity Credits: A step beyond carbon offsets

Where I wanna be

    I first heard of carbon offsets about 30 years ago when I was on the board of the Environmental Association of St. Thomas-St. John. I didn’t like the idea then and I don’t like it now, that is, until I heard about biodiversity credits. Not to be confused with carbon or biodiversity offsets, biodiversity credits hold the promise of no…