One Step Beyond: Managing Areas of High Biodiversity Value

Abstract

TX 75083-3836, U.S.A., fax 01-972-952-9435. AbstractThe scientific consensus is that biodiversity is under increasing threat from habitat loss, climate change and pollution. The challenge to protect areas of high biodiversity value is gaining profile and the issue is not going to go away. Increasingly, society is expecting the oil/gas industry to make a broader contribution to solving the issue and increasingly industry wants to make that contribution. Hydrocarbon resources required to meet future demand for affordable energy are often located in protected or sensitive areas, which can give rise to tensions around competing land use.