Business Resources
The Role of Non-Timber Forest Products in Poverty Alleviation and Biodiversity Conservation
26 Mar 2008 | Downloads - Publication
Building Biodiversity Business
The challenge of building biodiversity business is not trivial. Biodiversity is still largely neglected by private finance. There is a need to develop new business models and market mechanisms for biodiversity conservation, and to persuade the public and policy makers that biodiversity (or component ecosystem services) can be conserved on a commercial basis. Based on extensive consulatation and analysis, the authors of this new report conclude that there are numerous pro-biodiversity business opportunities that can generate positive financial returns as well as real biodiversity benefits. …
19 Mar 2008 | Downloads - Publication
Extractive Industries in Arid and Semi-Arid Zones
Extractive industries in arid and semi-arid zones : environmental planning and management
Industries extractives dans les zones arides et semi-arides : planification et gestion de l'environnement
Industrias extractivas en zonas áridas y semiáridas : planificación y gestión ambientales
Gratzfeld, Joachim, ed.
IUCN ; IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa ; United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Secretariat
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06 Mar 2008 | Downloads - Publication
IUCN Pan-European Newsletter 15: Business and Biodiversity
This newsletter issue focuses on Business and Biodiversity, with contributions from the World Business Council on Sustainable Development, WWF, the European Commission and the Portuguese Presidency of the EU. …
01 Feb 2008 | Downloads - Publication
IUCN Pan-European Newsletter 09: European Trade and Global Biodiversity
This newsletter issue focuses on European Trade and Global Biodiversity, with contributions from the International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development, TRAFFIC, RSPB, the International Institute for Sustainable Development, Greenpeace and the IUCN National Committee for the Netherlands.
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10 Dec 2005 | Downloads - Publication
Biodiversity Offsets: Views, experience, and the business case
Biodiversity offsets are conservation activities intended to compensate for the residual, unavoidable harm to biodiversity caused by development projects. Recent experience with regulatory regimes, such as wetland and conservation banking in the USA, tradable forest conservation obligations in Brazil and habitat compensation requirements in Australia, Canada and the EU, has been supplemented by growing interest in the potential of voluntary biodiversity offsets. …
01 Jan 2004 | Downloads - Publication
Greening Growth and the Bottom Line
Investing in nature conservation makes economic and business sense. New models of conservation can create and expand markets, sustain profitable enterprise, boost business reputations and build company pride. …
01 Jan 2004 | Downloads - Document
