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… 5 Valuing ecosystem services – a commoditization of biodiversity? … 14 List of Abbreviations BBOP Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme CDM Clean Development … pollination, carbon sequestration, and soil formation. Biodiversity, which is an integral component of ecosystem …

… 14 Mountains: 24% of the Earth’s Land Surface WCF Theme 3: Biodiversity Loss and Species Extinction – Managing Risk in a … with Climate Change in the Mountains 17 Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment 18 Global Monitoring in Alpine … martin.mwbp@iucnlao.org • Eva Spehn, Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment, gmba@unibas.ch • Wendy Strahm, IUCN …

… in Ecosystem Services for People 30 5. Mainstream biodiversity concerns into business planning and operations … and targeted financing. IUCN contends that investments in biodiversity conservation will help maintain the flow of … we have learnt a great deal about the linkages between biodiversity, ecosystem services and human wellbeing. We have …

… management. Biogas: Reducing impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity Abattoir effluent, which frequently is not … and depending on tree species, they can promote indigenous biodiversity or become an invasive species. 7 by energy … energy use—in source and amount—with consequent impacts on biodiversity and the services it provides. As the world …

… natural assimilation thresholds negatively affect biodiversity and natural capacity for regeneration. This is … higher that the natural rate of renewal, which reduces biodiversity and weakens the ecosystems’ capacity to … or interest of local communities to act as “guardians of biodiversity”, they do not cast doubts on the proposition …

… poor, enhance long- term and equitable conservation of biodiversity and ensure the sustainable supply of … growth, environmental quality, human well-being as well as biodiversity conservation. It has promoted this vision among … the ecosystem and collating and sharing information on biodiversity and restoration to community-based organizations …

… it is critical to remember that this harm goes beyond biodiversity. In many watersheds, freshwater fisheries serve … dams on fisheries is not simply a matter of ecology and biodiversity. There are situations where the fisheries …

… fisheries 0.05 – 0.8 Tourism 4.8 – 10.8 Habitat 0.2 – 0.5 Biodiversity * Nonuse values * Impact on mangroves * Impact … change is likely to reduce local and regional coral biodiversity as sensitive species are eliminated, and with it … problems, such as soil erosion and damage to the biodiversity. However, the expansion of sugar production from …