[PDF] Business Biodiversity Offsets And Bbop eBook

Author : Wolfgang Wende
Publisher : Springer
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,68 MB
Release : 2018-03-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319725815

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This book deals with the new concept of biodiversity offsets. The aim of offsetting schemes is to achieve no let loss or even net gain of biodiversity. Offsets obey a mitigation hierarchy and reflect the precautionary and polluter-pays principle in regard to project impacts. Readers gain insights into current debates on biodiversity policies, with top experts outlining theoretical principles and the latest research findings. At the same time the focus is on practical application and case studies. Today there is a lively international discussion among practitioners and scientists on the optimal legal framework, metrics and design of habitat banks to ensure the success of biodiversity offsets and to minimise the risks of failure or misuse. Contributing to the debate, this volume presents the activities and practices of biodiversity offsetting already implemented in Europe in selected EU member states, and the lessons that can be learnt from them. Readers may be surprised at how much experience already exists in these countries. A further aim of the book is to offer grounded insights on the road ahead, and foster a more intensive and fruitful discussion on how offsetting can be extended and improved upon, so that it becomes a key and effective component of Europe’s biodiversity conservation policy framework.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 22,76 MB
Release : 2016-12-07
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ISBN : 9264222510

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This report examines the key design and implementation features that need to be considered to ensure that biodiversity offset programmes are environmentally effective, economically efficient, and distributionally equitable.

Author : Marianne Darbi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 28,6 MB
Release : 2020-05-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030255948

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We are witnessing an alarming, global biodiversity crisis with an ongoing loss of species and their habitats. In response, a number of tools and approaches – including some that are contested – are being explored and promoted. Biodiversity offsets are one such approach, and deserve critical examination since the debate surrounding them has often been oversimplified and lacking practical evidence. As such, this study presents a refined typology including seven types of biodiversity offsets and taking into account different contexts, governance arrangements and drivers. It draws on a detailed analysis of theoretical concepts to explain the voluntary implementation of biodiversity offsets using an internet-based (netnographic) research approach. Furthermore it builds on a broad global explorative base of 72 practical examples and presents in-depth case studies for each type. The results reveal a number of global tendencies that allow recommendations to be made for different locations, contexts and stakeholders. They also encourage the expansion of this research field to respond to the pressing needs of policy and practice.

Author : Sigourney Belle
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 20,99 MB
Release : 2021-02-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781736090046

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Throw out your conformity stereotypes and outdated paradigms. The world has shifted. There is a new approach to launching and building a highly successful business that defies past times' patriarchal conformity. It is both wild and extraordinary and enriching to your soul on every level of soul-drenching satisfaction. Wild Business is more than a book or a global movement that is sweeping across the planet; it is an awakening to your divine, inherent gifts that lie dormant within. When you embark on this creative journey, you draw from an infinite well of strength and confidence. You bring forth the value you were born to share, and there is no more playing small or hiding in the shelter of fear. For your business and you are no longer separated. You become one. If you are sensing that other pieces of the puzzle have never quite fit, then this is your invitation to step back into the wildness from which you came.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 22,19 MB
Release : 2013-05-24
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ISBN : 9264193839

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This report examines six mechanisms that can be used to scale-up financing for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use and to help meet the 2011-20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets.

Author : Jo Treweek
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 29,90 MB
Release : 2009-06-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 1444313290

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The world's ecosystems are increasingly threatened by human development. Ecological impact assessment (EcIA) is used to predict and evaluate the impacts of development on ecosystems and their components,thereby providing the information needed to ensure that ecological issues are given full and proper consideration in development planning. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) has emerged as a key to sustainable development by integrating social, economic and environmental issues in many countries. EcIA has a major part to play as a component of EIA but also has other potential applications in environmental planning and management. Ecological Impact Assessment provides a comprehensive review of the EcIA process and summarizes the ecological theories and tools that can be used to understand, explain and evaluate the ecological consequences of development proposals. It is intended for the many individuals and companies involved in EIA and EcIA, as well as other areas of environmental management where impacts on ecosystems need to be evaluated. It will benefit planners, regulators, environmental consultants and scientists and will also provide an invaluable sourcebook and guide for the growing number of undergraduate students taking courses in applied ecology, EIA and related topics in environmental science. A practical management guide for the increasing numbers of practitioners of EcIA. A rapidly expanding subject driven by the proliferation of environmental legislation worldwide.

Author : Joshua Bishop
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 20,23 MB
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 1136497129

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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.