On track to achieve no net loss of forest at Madagascar's biggest mine - Nature.com

Despite the growing use of biodiversity offsets from major industrial projects, little is known about how effective they are. This study shows that the offsets associated with the Ambatovy mine in Madagascar trying to compensate for deforestation at the mine …

Study site and context Ambatovy is a very large nickel, cobalt and ammonium sulphate mine in central-eastern Madagascar owned by a consortium of international mining companies50. It represents the l… [+18936 chars]

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