Database of Biodiversity, Habitat, and Aquatic Resource Quantification Tools Used for Market-based Conservation in the United States (ver. 2.0, June 2022)

This comprehensive database describes the core attributes of quantification tools developed for market-based conservation in the United States. It encompasses tools designed for compensatory mitigation, non-compensatory mitigation, and voluntary conservation/restoration programs. The dataset consists of 107 tools. Each tool's features are described using 33 attributes related to general, technical, and ecological/geographic details. This database was first published in 2018. Version 2.0 expands upon the original database by including tools developed for compensatory mitigation under the Clean Water Act section 404 regulatory program. Version 2.0 also provides updates on tool details provided in the original database....

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Aquatic resource, Assessment methodology, At-risk species, Biodiversity, Biodiversity market, All tags... Biodiversity offset, Clean Water Act section 404, Compensatory mitigation, Conservation, Conservation bank, Contiguous United States, Credit, Debit, Eco-label, Eco-label certification, Endangered species, Endangered species act, Functional acre, Habitat, Habitat assessment, Habitat exchange, Habitat market, Habitat quantification tool, Listed species, Market-based conservation, Mitigation credit, Mitigation lands, Natural resources, Payment for ecosystem services, Threatened species, U.S., USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, United States of America, Fewer tags