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Mitigating the impacts of oil palm expansion and operations on biodiversity
… the impacts of oil palm expansion and operations on biodiversity RECOGNISING that oil palm is the most productive … fragmentation, peatland degradation, water pollution, biodiversity loss, forest fires, and greenhouse gas emissions, and may … the impacts of oil palm expansion and operations on biodiversity …
Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.
… Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector Biodiversity Indicator and Reporting System (BIRS) About IUCN … – example 41 Box 6 – Net positive impact (NPI) or No net loss (NNL) 44 Box 7 – Desirable characteristics of BIRS site … Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: …
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
… Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions? … study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for … 3 1.6 Structure of the report 3 2. Biodiversity loss: a growing relevance for the private sector 5 2.1 Direct …
Protection of biodiversity refuge areas in the Atlantic biogeographical region
… WCC-2016-Res-042-EN Protection of biodiversity refuge areas in the Atlantic biogeographical … region of areas that constituted refuges for biodiversity during the ice ages when biological groups … status; WARNING that the causes of biodiversity loss are not going to be mitigated or disappear over the new …
Promoting external international responsibility with regard to the impacts on global biodiversity
… responsibility with regard to impacts on global biodiversity OBSERVING that the internationalization of the … it has rarely helped reduce a country’s impact on global biodiversity; BEARING IN MIND the conclusions of recent … global (“Catalonia’s external responsibility for the loss of global biodiversity”) (2010), and the major study …
Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases
… Conservation Union, 2000 Page 1 ECONOMIC MEASURES FOR BIODIVERSITY PLANNING: An Annotated Bibliography of Methods, … World Conservation UnionThe World Conservation Union BIODIVERSITY ECONOMICS FOR EASTERN AFRICA IUCN – The World … forces underlie and explain biodiversity degradation and loss, and economic measures provide a useful set of tools for …
Biodiversity for Business: A guide to using knowledge products delivered through IUCN
… Biodiversity for Business A guide to using knowledge products … Tel: +41 22 999 0000 Fax: +41 22 999 0002 www.iucn.org Biodiversity for Business A guide to using knowledge products … avoided or mini- mized, in order to achieve no net loss or a net gain of biodiversity; Offset: measures taken …
Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… Integrating Mining and Biodiversity Conservation Case studies from around the world Contents Foreword 1 Overview: Why is Biodiversity Conservation Important? 2 Perspectives on Mining … that business should shoulder its responsibility for the loss of biodiversity and make a positive contribution to its …
Connectivity Conservation: International Experience in Planning, Establishment and Management of Biodiversity Corridors
… Experience in Planning, Establishment and Management of Biodiversity Corridors Background Paper ii Table of Contents … 1 2. Biodiversity Corridors and … (ADB/BCI 2005). 2.1 Why Biodiversity Corridors? Habitat loss and fragmentation are the main threats to biodiversity. …
Increasing marine protected area coverage for effective marine biodiversity conservation
… marine protected area coverage for effective marine biodiversity conservation NOTING that the ocean covers 71% of … pollution, over-exploitation, warming, acidification and biodiversity loss in the ocean are occurring at rapid or unsustainable … marine protected area coverage for effective marine biodiversity conservation …