Which biodiversity protection priority comes last in the listed order: Avoidance, Mitigation, Compensation, Fragmentation?

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Which biodiversity protection priority comes last in the listed order: Avoidance, Mitigation, Compensation, Fragmentation?

The approach to protecting biodiversity follows a sequence of actions to prevent harm: first avoid impacts altogether, then reduce or mitigate any unavoidable effects, and finally compensate for any residual loss. Fragmentation isn’t a protective action; it’s the negative outcome we want to prevent by planning and design choices that maintain habitat connectivity. Because the goal is to prevent harm before considering mitigation or compensation, fragmentation is considered the last in this order.

The approach to protecting biodiversity follows a sequence of actions to prevent harm: first avoid impacts altogether, then reduce or mitigate any unavoidable effects, and finally compensate for any residual loss. Fragmentation isn’t a protective action; it’s the negative outcome we want to prevent by planning and design choices that maintain habitat connectivity. Because the goal is to prevent harm before considering mitigation or compensation, fragmentation is considered the last in this order.

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