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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

… sector 19 4.2 Commercial and retail banking 19 4.2.1 Environmental risk management by commercial banks 19 4.2.2 … banking sector? 21 4.3 Asset management 27 4.3.1 Environmental risk assessment by asset managers 27 4.3.2 How … EU directive (2004/35/EC) aims at preventing environmental damage to water resources, soil, fauna, flora and natural …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… that Affect Them N o r t h -West Frontier Province 02 Environmental Volume 2 Legislation E n v i r o n m e n t a l … Court Decisions 01 I n t r o d u c t i o n to the series 7 Environmental Law in Pakistan N . W. F. P 0 1 Introduction to … (ii) inflicts or threatens to inflict any injury, damage, harm or loss; or (iii) uses any official influence or …
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IUCN Policy on Biodiversity Offsets

… used to circumvent responsibilities to avoid and minimise damage to biodiversity, or to justify projects that would … to achieve No Net Loss. 5. Give priority to avoiding any damage to biodiversity. 6. Take full account of direct, … caused by the project and the gains from the offset causes damage that cannot be remediated and/or puts biodiversity …
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Concepts for Industry Co-Regulation of Bio-fuel Weeds

… mailto:elegal@une.edu.au IUCN Academy of Environmental Law e-Journal Issue 2010 (1) 2 includes native … IUCN Academy of Environmental Law e-Journal Issue 2010 (1) 3 Risk Concepts … there is no special liability regime that regulates damage caused by GMOs. In common law actions under the …
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Business and ecosystems : Ecosystem challenges and business implications

… and moratoria on extractive activities; � Reputational – damage to corporate reputation from media and non- … � New businesses – such as ecosystem restoration and environmental asset finance or brokerage; � New revenue … � Integrate assessment and review systems into existing environmental management systems; � Build alliances with …
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Operational Guidelines for Private Sector Engagement

… and there are clear benefits to businesses in improving environmental performance, including reduced costs, improved … some of these highlight the private sector's negative environmental impacts, others recognize the value of … with private sector engagement. Such risks include damage to IUCN’s reputation and credibility (for example …
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Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The conservation case

… a quantified timescale, the biodiversity disturbances and damage associated with its activities. This briefing paper … now have access to a wealth of data (e.g. from detailed Environmental and Social Impact Assessments) and powerful … the risks that companies could use it to sidestep on-site environmental protection and management, and that the …
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Mitigating the impacts of oil palm expansion and operations on biodiversity

… peoples and local communities, effective implementation of environmental regulations, appropriate plantation design, … and support to the small-holder sector to improve its environmental performance; The World Conservation Congress, … on Ecosystem Management (CEM) and the Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP), to conduct …
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The human right to water and sanitation

… to water regionally, such as in the European Council of Environmental Law (ECEL) Resolution on the right to water … and that the right to water which focuses on an environmental resource, not only supports the establishment of already accepted human rights but also environmental principles; CONVINCED therefore that the …
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Avoiding extinction in limestone karst areas

… heavy metals in sediments or from introduced chemicals, or damage or destruction from quarrying, clear- cutting of … karst systems within protected areas; and RECOGNISING the environmental impacts generated by extractive industries, …
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