Conservation banking

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001488",
  "term": "Conservation banking",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The application of the \"mitigation\" or \"offset\" approach to endangered species. When developers expect to harm an endangered species (whether listed at the federal or state level), they must \"offset\" or \"mitigate\" the damage through the creation of similar habitat elsewhere. Developers can mitigate by purchasing new property or modifying existing landholdings to support the impacted species.",
  "synonyms": [
    "biodiversity banking",
    "habitat banking",
    "mitigation banking"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "wildlife management",
    "habitat conservation",
    "habitats",
    "endangered species",
    "protected species",
    "wildlife",
    "conservation status",
    "conservation banks",
    "biodiversity",
    "conservation buffers"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Taken in part from: U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2014. Glossary of Terms Used in Ecosystem Services and Environmental Credit Markets",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "banca de conservación"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/conservation-banking/"
}