Definition of cavernous 1 a: having caverns or cavities b of animal tissue: composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part
Mitigation banking is the preservation, enhancement, restoration or creation (PERC) of a wetland, stream, or habitat conservation area which offsets, or compensates for, expected adverse impacts to similar nearby ecosystems.he public interest is served when enforcement agencies require more wetland habitat as mitigation, often referred to as a mitigation ratio, than is adversely impacted by management or development of nearby acreage.
In exchange for permanently protecting, managing, and monitoring the land, the bank sponsor is allowed to sell or transfer habitat credits to permitees who need to satisfy legal requirements and compensate for the environmental impacts of developmental projects. 1  A privately owned conservation or mitigation bank is a free-market enterprise that: