ESS6: Biodiversity Conservation Quiz

The variety of life on Earth, encompassing diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems.

The natural environment that supports a specific community of living organisms, including their interactions with the nonliving elements.

The process of maintaining the essential functions of ecosystems, such as nutrient cycling, water regulation, and providing habitats.

The cultivation or rearing of plants or animals for human use, including farming, animal husbandry, aquaculture, and forestry.

The act of taking resources from nature, such as harvesting fish, timber, or crops.

The process of reducing negative impacts on biodiversity by minimizing, mitigating, and compensating for potential harm to ecosystems.

A cautious approach to decision-making that considers uncertainties and potential risks to biodiversity.

The management of living natural resources for long-term sustainability, ensuring their availability for future generations.

People whose livelihoods are dependent on or impacted by the use or management of biodiversity or living natural resources.

The recognition of the potential roles of project-affected parties, including Indigenous Peoples, in conserving biodiversity and managing resources sustainably.

The practice of extracting natural resources like fish, timber, and other living organisms from their natural environments.

This ESS applies to projects that impact biodiversity, habitats, or rely on them for success. It also applies to projects involving the production and harvesting of natural resources.

The Borrower must avoid negative impacts on biodiversity and habitats. If avoidance is impossible, they must minimize impacts and restore biodiversity.

A thorough assessment that considers direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of a project on habitats and biodiversity. It includes evaluating threats like habitat loss, invasive species, and climate change.

A plan designed to manage the impact of a project on biodiversity. It includes mitigation measures and may be a standalone document or part of the overall environmental and social plan.

The assessment of project risks and impacts should be done without considering potential biodiversity offsets. Offsets are a separate measure used to compensate for residual impacts.

Characterizing baseline conditions to understand the initial state of biodiversity. This involves desktop review, consultations with experts, and field-based investigations.

The environmental and social assessment will consider how a project might affect biodiversity and habitats. The Borrower will use a precautionary approach and adapt management strategies based on monitoring results.

Measures taken to compensate for significant biodiversity impacts that remain after avoidance, minimization, and restoration efforts have been implemented.

Areas substantially altered by human activity, resulting in a change in ecological functions and species composition. Examples include agricultural lands, forest plantations, and reclaimed wetlands.

Habitats that hold significant biodiversity value, requiring conservation efforts.

Areas that have not been significantly altered by human activity, maintaining their original ecological functions and species composition.

Areas with exceptional importance for biodiversity, needing special protection and conservation measures.

The principle that biodiversity offsets should conserve the same biodiversity values as those impacted by projects.

Creating a new habitat or restoring an existing one to compensate for biodiversity losses, providing measurable and long-term conservation benefits.

Independent experts with knowledge of offset design and implementation who advise on the feasibility of offset proposals.

Residual adverse impacts that cannot be compensated for by offsets, requiring project redesign to avoid such impacts.