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Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The business case

… private sector companies are increasingly adopting environmental management and biodiversity conservation … role that financial institutions play in ensuring better environmental and social outcomes of the projects they … including biodiversity-related provisions in their environmental and social sustainability policies. The …
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Chemicals for a sustainable future; Report of the EEA Scientific Committee Seminar (Copenhagen, 17 May 2017)

… apparent effects persist.............................10 3. Environmental and societal megatrends are changing exposure … of the EEA Scientific Committee Per Mickwitz, Finnish Environmental Institute, Finland, EEA Scientific Committee … to the environmental and health impacts, such as carbon footprint, toxicity, eco-toxicity and persistency. The …
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Nature-based solutions to address climate change

… regret” actions, as they bring about combined benefits at environmental, economic and social level. The role of natural … the “INTEGRE” project (Territorial initiative for regional environmental management). This issue is critical in islands … energy savings and developing renewable and low carbon footprint energies, while taking into account biodiversity …
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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… Our distribution policy aims to reduce UNEP’s carbon footprint. UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting … development, which caters for the social, economic and environmental aspects of our society, is the most desirable … traditional confines of economic growth, to the social and environmental tenets, seeking to enhance sustainable …
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UNEP. The first 40 years

… Our distribution policy aims to reduce UNEP’s carbon footprint. Director of Publication: Nick Nuttall … … It seems, therefore, that a broad consideration of the environmental problems and of possible approaches to their … for the first General Assembly Resolution on the new environmental item that Sweden had proposed. In his …
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Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector

… stakeholders in the apparel sector of the social and environmental sustainability challenges faced by complex … the pressure to take action to address both social and environmental challenges. This report aims at providing a … the clothes are made from, as much as 80% of the carbon ‘footprint’ of clothing can be caused in its washing and care …
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Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case

… offset? 9 Offset or mitigate? 9 Offset and the environmental mitigation hierarchy 9 Offset or compensate? 9 … law that can trigger negotiations on offsets 32 4.3.1 Environmental Impact Assessments 32 4.3.2 Planning law 33 … particular project. We didn’t get into ‘we have a one acre footprint here, so we’ll offset with 2 acres there’. For …
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Transboundary Lakes and Reservoirs: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… Our distribution policy aims to reduce UNEP’s carbon footprint D1 No. 16-03589/500 1 SummARY FOR POLICY mAKERS … of their main characteristics in terms of hydrogeology, environmental role and implications, socio- economic value … efficiency in livelihood development, economic production, environmental sustainability and climate change adaptation. …
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Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… Our distribution policy aims to reduce UNEP’s carbon footprint D1 No. 16-03589/500 1 SummARY FOR POLICY mAKERS … of their main characteristics in terms of hydrogeology, environmental role and implications, socio- economic value … efficiency in livelihood development, economic production, environmental sustainability and climate change adaptation. …
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Markets and Incentives in Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy. Using Economic and Financial Tools to Sustain Forest Livelihoods and Landscapes

… practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,000 government … value of forest landscapes in terms of the broader environmental services and livelihood benefi ts they provide. … in developed countries are keen to ‘offset’ their carbon footprint by investing in forest conservation/restoration …
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