First Published,11 May 2026 Land, Society and Governance Blog 3 minute read Mattia Troiano,Research Assistant, Dr Mark Hirons Senior Researcher Biodiversity markets are increasingly being used in conservation policy, but we still don’t fully understand how their design shapes who gets involved and what actually happens for nature on the ground. A new open-access article in Environmental Policy and Governance by Mattia Troiano, a researcher at the ECI, and colleagues looks at this question through England’s Biodiversity Net Gain system, based on interviews and participatory mapping work in Oxfordshire. Rather…
How biodiversity markets shape nature recovery
