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Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.
… from industrial areas to degraded and agricultural land to pristine natural environments. The system aims to … habitat type found on a site (including operational and rehabilitation areas), (2) the ecological condi- tion of … whether the overall biodiversity suitability of the global land- holdings over which a company has management control is …
Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The conservation case
… pursuing impact avoidance and reduction, as well as rehabilitation, before resorting to offsetting), and in the … implications. The loss of ecosystem services, from land-based ecosystems alone, is estimated to cost US$ 2-4.5 … for biodiversity-aware planning Project developers and land-use planners now have access to a wealth of data (e.g. …
IUCN Policy on Biodiversity Offsets
… (after completing the avoidance, minimization and rehabilitation steps of the mitigation hierarchy) cannot be … This includes biodiversity conservation priorities, sound land use (and seascape) decision-making and sensitivity maps. … and above all through landscape-level, integrated land-use planning. 10.2 Additionality A biodiversity offset …
Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The business case
… to prioritize impact avoidance and mitigation, as well as rehabilitation, above biodiversity offsets. • Voluntary, … a number of ways, including for example gaining access to land and resources in significant biodiversity areas, … Some of these advantages are outlined next. Access to land and resources Companies committing to an NPI approach …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… when numerous upstream landholders dedicate their land to intensive agricultural or cattle-ranching activities, or when forest owners convert their forest land to agricultural land. In these cases, down- stream water … Conservation and protection of existing ecosystems; or • Rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems for protection. • 2.3.4 …
Concepts for Industry Co-Regulation of Bio-fuel Weeds
… and ecological service values from the contaminated land; (2) additional costs to ‘innocent’ land users, by loss of production, contamination of produce, … (deposit) or on proof of harm (bank guarantee). Mine site rehabilitation bonds (e.g. Queensland Environment Protection …
Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector
… water use and drainage for conversion to other land uses, such as agriculture and settlements. In coastal … combined land and ocean surface temperature data as calculated by a … impacts through waste management, GHG emissions, and land take for expanding areas for landfill. 6 Main …
The Futures of Privately Protected Areas
… between 2000 and 2010, including ownership type 22 4. Land ownership of the NABU-Stiftung Nationales Naturerbe, … from partial data in 2012) 82 18. Options and tools for Land Stewardship: a roadmap towards a full property transfer … to divest itself of land holdings than invest in their rehabilitation and management. PPA mechanisms and …
Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.
… 15 4.3.2.2 NWFP Amendment of laws Ordinance 2001 130 5.1.1 Land Tenure 135 5.1.1.1 NWFP Gomal Zam Project (Control and Prevention of Speculation in Land) Ordinance 2001 135 5.1.1.2 Land Reforms (North–West … in accordance with the procedure prescribed under any Rehabilitation Settlement Scheme ; or (b) owners of land and …