Maron, Martine http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5563-5789
Quétier, Fabien http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3767-0353
Sarmiento, Mariana
ten Kate, Kerry
Evans, Megan C. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6763-310X
Bull, Joseph W.
Jones, Julia P. G. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5199-3335
zu Ermgassen, Sophus O. S. E.
Milner-Gulland, E. J. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0324-2710
Brownlie, Susie
Treweek, Jo
von Hase, Amrei http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0285-7388
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First Online: 21 September 2023
Competing interests
: The authors declare the following associations relevant to this material; in their various roles with these organizations, all authors promote international good practice in conserving biodiversity and mitigating impacts. M.M., F.Q., M.C.E, S.O.S.E.z.E., E.J.M.-G., K.t.K. and A.v.H. have advised government, nongovernment organizations and industry bodies on nature positive and the mitigation hierarchy. Terrasos (M.S.) provides advisory services for companies applying the mitigation hierarchy and provides biodiversity compensation solutions through habitat banks and other means. Rewilding Europe (F.Q.) has a commercial arm that invests in ecosystem restoration projects in Europe. J.W.B. directs Wild Business Ltd, which provides research-based technical advisory services for selected organizations implementing nature-positive strategies or applying the mitigation hierarchy. Susie Brownlie & Associates (S.B.) advises environmental nongovernmental organizations on good practice in impact assessment and mitigation, and on occasion supports developers in designing and implementing offsets. K.t.K. is a non-executive director of Finance Earth, a mission-driven social enterprise, working in partnership with environmental organizations to protect and restore nature using market-based mechanisms and implementing bespoke financial tools. eCountability Ltd (J.T.) advises on best practice implementation of the mitigation hierarchy and natural capital assessment and accounting.