?This publication represents a first attempt to comprehensively review current practice related to biodiversity offsetting and compensation practices in Europe. ? which will no doubt resonate with, and be directly useful to, the European conservation community. ? Wolfgang et al. provide a useful synthesis on current practice and a valuable platform for further work.? (Laura J. Sonter, Biological Conservation, Vol. 225, September, 2018)

?The book deals with the compensation of impairments to biodiversity and ecosystem functions in Europe, by which means ? and beyond the objectives of Natura 2000 ? overall net loss can be reduced to practically zero (no net loss). ? The book concludes by calling for an EU initiative to realise a biodiversity offsets scheme. It provides a very good overview of the range of existing approaches, while clearly showing that most Member States are still very much at a rudimentary stage.? (Translated from German by Derek Henderson, Dr. Frank Schalles, UVP-report, Vol. 32 (1), 2018)