44. The Special Rapporteur urges Ambatovy and the community associations withwhich it partners to take these concerns into account as they proceed with their valuable36 See “Ambatovy 2015 sustainability report”, available from www.ambatovy.com/docs/. Ambatovy hasalso committed to other standards, including the Equator Principles.37 Toby A. Gardner and others, “Biodiversity offsets and the challenge of achieving no net loss”,Conservation Biology, vol. 27, No. 6 (August 2013).38 Cécile Bidaud and others, “The sweet and the bitter: intertwined positive and negative social impactsof a biodiversity offset”, Conservation and Society, vol. 15, No. 1 (January-March 2017).39 Ibid., p. 11.40 Ibid.programmes. He believes that they are well positioned to do so. He was impressed with thecommitment of the Ambatovy employees he met in Moramanga who work on communitysupport. Finally, it appears from anecdotal evidence, at least, that Ambatovy has been opento hearing the concerns of local communities. For example, the mayor of Andasibe told the
44. The Special Rapporteur urges Ambatovy and the community associations with which it partners to take these concerns into account as they proceed with their valuable 36 See “Ambatovy 2015 sustainability report”, available from www.ambatovy.com/docs/. Ambatovy has also committed to other standards, including the Equator Principles. 37 Toby A. Gardner and others, “Biodiversity offsets and the challenge of achieving no net loss”, Conservation Biology, vol. 27, No. 6 (August 2013). 38 Cécile Bidaud and others, “The sweet and the bitter: intertwined positive and negative social impacts of a biodiversity offset”, Conservation and Society, vol. 15, No. 1 (January-March 2017). 39 Ibid., p. 11. 40 Ibid. programmes. He believes that they are well positioned to do so. He was impressed with the commitment of the Ambatovy employees he met in Moramanga who work on community support. Finally, it appears from anecdotal evidence, at least, that Ambatovy has been open to hearing the concerns of local communities. For example, the mayor of Andasibe told the Special Rapporteur that Ambatovy responded promptly and at a high level to his concerns.