World Bank Inspection Panel Emerging Lessons Series No. 5: Biodiversity Offsets

The Inspection Panel on May 20, 2020, hosted a virtual discussion on the challenges of implementing biodiversity offsets in development. Inspection Panel Chair Imrana Jalal moderated the 90-minute discussion with World Bank Executive Director Anne Kabagambe; International Rivers Policy Director Josh Klemm; George Ledec, who recently retired as lead ecologist at the World Bank; and registered natural scientist Susie Brownlie, who served as an expert consultant on a recent Panel investigation related to the Kalagala Offset Area in Uganda. The discussion coincided with the publication of the latest report in the Inspection Panel’s Emerging Lesson Series that provides insights into the use of biodiversity offsets based on three Panel investigations related to the Kalagala offset.