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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 …

… to ecosystems in order to ensure adequate protection of biodiversity and related habitats is the 1992 Convention on … The CBD goes on to define the two related concepts of biodiversity and habitat: “Biological diversity” is “the … the CBD is a milestone in the global efforts towards biodiversity conservation and ecosystem-based management. The …

… that despite their importance to human well-be- ing and biodiversity, the world’s freshwater ecosystems as well as … shown, despite their importance to human well-being and biodiversity the world’s freshwater ecosystems and the … sectors (agriculture, water supply, carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, etc.) and in relation to more and …

… and wetlands. 15 These ecosystems support plant and animal biodiversity, but also provide goods and services that … 2 - 2000 Microclimate stabilization 10 Supporting services Biodiversity conservation 0.6 - 3600 Cultural and amenity … outside of priority areas such as water recharge zones, biodiversity hot spots or communities 61 where vulnerable …