#Net Gain

Biodiversity net gain is a modern magic ritual of offsetting lost nature by filling ledgers with numbers. It elegantly masks ecosystem destruction behind spreadsheet figures, creating a tidy numeric world where no one seems to suffer. Species wiped out in one place are cheerfully replaced by seedlings or insects planted elsewhere. It masquerades as a commitment to coexistence with nature while really privately enjoying a corporate subtraction game. Simultaneously, it soothes collective guilt with a soothing dose of numeric anesthesia.