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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… and acquisi- tion of rural lands to active work, meaning deforestation. As a consequence, people participating in PES … land rights while at the same time creating incentives for deforestation. Fiscal laws also have a clear potential to … over environmental responsibilities. This has led to the deforestation of important extensions of upstream forests in …
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Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector

… Expansion of livestock production is a key factor in deforestation, especially in Latin America (FAO 2006). Wools: … forests, can result in significant GHG emissions. Today, deforestation causes approximately 15% of global GHG … impacts from multiple land uses are contributing to deforestation pressures in areas of cotton production. d. If …
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Business and ecosystems : Ecosystem challenges and business implications

… terms of: � CO2 emissions from land use changes, primarily deforestation; � CH4 emissions from natural processes in … for 42% of net global forest loss, with most of this deforestation occurring in the Brazilian Amazon. Modifying …
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Best practice for industrial-scale development projects

… planning, Target 4 on sustainable production, Target 5 on deforestation, Target 8 on pollution and Target 12 on …
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Mitigating the impacts of oil palm expansion and operations on biodiversity

… and costly impacts on the environment, including through deforestation, forest fragmentation, peatland degradation, …
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Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities

… have passed and only if no direct link to the original deforestation can be demonstrated; • No financing of … the understanding that 18% of climate change is due to deforestation. 5� Annex IIIb: Questionnaire for other …
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The Futures of Privately Protected Areas

… and the reduction of CO2 emissions generated by avoided deforestation and degradation (EBCF, 2013). This innovation …
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Water Management and Stewardship

… papyrus which originally fringed the entire lake. Deforestation in the upper catchment is thought to contribute …
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