{"id":289,"date":"2026-06-02T11:11:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/netgain\/?page_id=289"},"modified":"2026-06-05T11:21:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T11:21:43","slug":"key-publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/netgain\/23-2\/key-publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/netgain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2026\/05\/pearse-o-halloran-OPEcO8M_m7U-unsplash-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-195\" style=\"width:401px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/netgain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2026\/05\/pearse-o-halloran-OPEcO8M_m7U-unsplash-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/netgain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2026\/05\/pearse-o-halloran-OPEcO8M_m7U-unsplash-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/netgain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2026\/05\/pearse-o-halloran-OPEcO8M_m7U-unsplash-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/netgain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2026\/05\/pearse-o-halloran-OPEcO8M_m7U-unsplash-1536x1062.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/netgain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2026\/05\/pearse-o-halloran-OPEcO8M_m7U-unsplash-2048x1416.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/netgain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2025\/09\/027-building-site-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" style=\"width:417px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/netgain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2025\/09\/027-building-site-2.png 754w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/netgain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2025\/09\/027-building-site-2-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The following research papers were key outputs from research activity supported by funding from The Esm\u00e9e Fairbairn Foundation<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Faccioli, Michela, Diana M.Tingley, Mattia C.Mancini, and Ian J.Bateman. (2025). <strong>\u201cWho Should Benefit from Environmental Policies? Social Preferences and Nonmarket Values for the Distribution of Environmental Improvements.\u201d<\/strong> American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 107(3): 725\u2013751. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/ajae.12467\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/ajae.12467<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Summary: This study examines&#8230;. <\/summary>\n<p>This study examines not just how much people value environmental improvements, but who they believe should benefit. Focusing on England\u2019s Biodiversity Net Gain policy &#8211; designed to compensate for environmental damage caused by development &#8211; researchers surveyed over 3,600 people to explore public preferences for how Net Gain environmental benefits are distributed. <br><br>The results challenge the idea that areas harmed by development should always receive compensation. Most respondents did not think benefits must stay local, and often supported improvements being delivered elsewhere.<br><br>There was clear support for redistributing environmental benefits toward lower- and middle-income communities. People were willing to pay more for policies that prioritised less wealthy groups, and less for those benefiting richer areas.<br><br>Overall, the findings show that fairness matters: people care not only about environmental outcomes, but also about who gains. Incorporating these distributional preferences into policy design could increase public support and help reduce social inequalities.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Mancini, MC; Collins, RM; Addicott, ET; Balmford, BJ; Binner, A; Bull, JW; Brett, HD; Eigenbrod, F; zu Ermgassen, SOSE; Faccioli, M; Fezzi, C; Groom, B; Milner-Gulland, EJ; Owen, N; Tingley, D; Wright, E; Bateman, IJ. (2024). <strong>Biodiversity offsets perform poorly for both people and nature, but better approaches are available. <\/strong>One Earth, 2024; 7, 2165-2174.<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.oneear.2024.10.002\"> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.oneear.2024.10.002<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Summary: This research investigates&#8230;. <\/summary>\n<p>This research investigates how well biodiversity offsetting policies are working in practice in England. The authors use national-scale modelling to compare current practice with alternative approaches for locating offset sites.<br><br>Under current rules, most biodiversity offsets are created near development sites to benefit local communities. The study finds that this approach often delivers poor outcomes for both wildlife and people. <br><br>The study shows that removing the requirement to keep offsets local could significantly improve biodiversity gains, often at similar or lower cost. <br><br>The research also highlights social impacts. Current policies tend to overlook disadvantaged communities with limited access to nature, while better-designed schemes could improve access and wellbeing for these groups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the study concludes that smarter, more flexible targeting of biodiversity offsets could deliver greater environmental benefits and fairer social outcomes, helping policies better address both nature loss and inequality.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following research papers were key outputs from research activity supported by funding from The Esm\u00e9e Fairbairn Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":415,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-sidebar-boxed-feature-img.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[17,5,11,35,19,7,15,9,23,13],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Key Publications - Biodiversity &amp; 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