Bioversity Annual Report 2009
Title | Bioversity Annual Report 2009 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Bioversity International |
Pages | 46 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9290438304 |
UNEP 2009 Annual Report
Title | UNEP 2009 Annual Report PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | UNEP/Earthprint |
Pages | 96 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789280730715 |
UNEP Annual Report
Title | UNEP Annual Report PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations Environment Programme |
Publisher | |
Pages | 122 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Environmental policy |
ISBN |
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Title | Global Biodiversity Information Facility PDF eBook |
Author | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
Title | Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture PDF eBook |
Author | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 78 |
Release | 2018-06-11 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9251067481 |
This publication considers what is involved in ensuring that biodiversity contributes to improved food security. It summarizes the major challenges expected over the next 40 years and offers a perspective on the fundamental changes needed to ensure that biodiversity contributes to sustainable and productive systems.
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Business and Enterprise
Title | The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Business and Enterprise PDF eBook |
Author | Joshua Bishop |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2013-06-17 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1136497129 |
This book is a product of the TEEB study (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity). It provides important evidence of growing corporate concern about biodiversity loss and offers examples of how leading companies are taking action to conserve biodiversity and to restore ecosystems. This book reviews indicators and drivers of biodiversity loss and ecosystem decline, and shows how these present both risks and opportunities to all businesses. It examines the changing preferences of consumers for nature-friendly products and services, and offers examples of how companies are responding. The book also describes recent initiatives to enable businesses to measure, value and report their impacts and dependencies on biodiversity and ecosystem services. The authors review a range of practical tools to manage biodiversity risks in business, with examples of how companies are using these tools to reduce costs, protect their brands and deliver real business value. The book also explores the emergence of new business models that deliver biodiversity benefits and ecosystem services on a commercial basis, the policy enabling frameworks needed to stimulate investment and entrepreneurship to realize such opportunities, and the obstacles that must be overcome. The book further examines how businesses can align their actions in relation to biodiversity and ecosystem services with other corporate responsibility initiatives, including community engagement and poverty reduction. Finally, the book concludes with a summary and recommendations for action.
Accounting for Biodiversity
Title | Accounting for Biodiversity PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Jones |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 331 |
Release | 2014-06-27 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1136222960 |
‘Biodiversity’ at its simplest, refers to the variety of species inhabiting Planet Earth. It is essential to the well-being of the planet. There is now a scientific consensus around the current ongoing crisis in biodiversity arising from both climate change and human activities. Experts believe we are in the middle of a mass extinction of biodiversity with devastating consequences for our planet. Accounting for Biodiversity explores the need for companies to actively protect, conserve and improve biodiversity within their sphere of operation. The 14 chapters written by a selected team of experts investigate the ways in which companies are embracing their responsibility through a variety of biodiversity initiatives and innovative models designed to improve the recording, reporting and valuing of biodiversity. Global case studies look at biodiversity accounting in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe and South America. Overall, this book provides a comprehensive set of reflections on accounting for biodiversity and recommendations for the future. This book is essential reading for all those interested in the contribution that accounting can make to the preservation of biodiversity. As we see increasing awareness of the importance of sustainability and ecological responsibility in business activity it is relevant and should prove informative to students, managers, accountants and those in business more generally. It is also important for all those interested in conserving biodiversity.