Second Printing of Conservation and Biodiversity Handbook Released, Japanese Translation Expected
Conservation and Biodiversity Banking: A Guide to Setting Up and Running Biodiversity Credit Trading Systems.  Edited by Nathaniel Carroll, Jessica Fox and Ricardo Bayon; reprinted in paperback by Earthscan Publications Ltd.  This handbook, co-edited and authored in part by EPRI’s Jessica Fox, provides detailed information on how a biodiversity credit trading system—conservation banking in the United States—is currently working and where the practice may be heading in the future.  The handbook is the first comprehensive book on species mitigation banking, providing practical guidance, tools, case studies, analysis, and insights into endangered species banking in the United States and abroad.  It is designed for a broad audience, including private land¬owners, complying industries, regulatory agencies, policymakers, bank developers, and interested general readers.  The handbook is expected to be translated into Japanese in the near future.  For more information, contact Jessica Fox, (650) 855-2138, jfox@epri.com.