Environmental compensation in coastal areas

Last changed: 09 January 2023
Fucus vesiculosus. Photo.

The use of environmental compensation is very limited in Swedish coastal areas, although it could contribute to national and global targets for biodiversity. The aim of the ECOCOA project (2018-2021) was to develop tools that can facilitate the offsetting of losses of biodiversity and ecosystem services under human developments. The project was financed by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

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A synthesis of all projects on environmental compensation funded in the same call is carried out in 2022-2023.

Reports and publications on environmental compensation

Bergström, U., G Sundblad, T Söderqvist, S Cole, L Hasselström, P Kraufvelin, P-O Moksnes, SA Wikström, L Bergström (2022) Kompensation för miljöpåverkan vid kustexploatering– dagens tillämpning av ekologisk kompensation och särskild fiskeavgift samt möjlig vidareutveckling. Aqua reports 2022:21

Bergström, L., U Bergström, S Cole, L Hasselström, P Kraufvelin, P-O Moksnes, G Sundblad, T Söderqvist, SA Wikström (2021). Ekologisk kompensation i kustmiljön - Hur kan man uppväga förluster av biologisk mångfald och ekosystemtjänster i samband med mänsklig verksamhet i kustområdet? Naturvårdsverket Rapport 6994

Cole, S., P-O Moksnes, T Söderqvist, SA Wikström, G Sundblad, L Hasselström, U Bergström, P Kraufvelin, L. Bergström (2021) Environmental compensation for biodiversity and ecosystem services: a flexible framework that addresses human wellbeing. Ecosystem Services 50:101319. (open access)

Contact

Lena Bergström, Researcher
Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Coastal Research, SLU
lena.bergstrom@slu.se, +46 10 478 41 16