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This book tracks the rise of a powerful idea in global biodiversity conservation.
Global spending on nature conservation is currently estimated at around US$50 billion per year. Most of this is public money, yet even this is far from sufficient to maintain biodiversity and the ecosystem services upon which our economies, livelihoods and well-being depend.
Author(s):
- Bishop, Joshua
- Hill, Chloe
Author(s):
- Brink, Patrick ten
- Russi, Daniela
- Farmer, Andrew
- Badura, Tomas
- Coates, David
- Förster, Johannes
- Kumar, Ritesh
- Davidson, Nick
Organization(s):
- Institute for European Environmental Policy, UK
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
- Wetlands International
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN
- Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ), DE
Author(s):
- Brink, Patrick ten
- Russi, Daniela
- Farmer, Andrew
- Badura, Tomas
- Coates, David
- Förster, Johannes
- Kumar, Ritesh
- Davidson, Nick
Organization(s):
- Institute for European Environmental Policy, UK
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
- Wetlands International
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN
- Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ), DE
This report presents insights on both critical water-related ecosystem services and also on the wider ecosystem services from wetlands. The objective is encourage additional policy momentum, business commitment, and investment in the conservation, restoration, and wise use of wetlands.
Organization(s):
- Institute for European Environmental Policy, UK
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
- Wetlands International
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN
- Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ), DE
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- IUCN, Water Programme
This report focuses on the role and importance of the fishing and tourism industries in Vanuatus economy. The report begins by presenting an overview of the country, its economy, and the fishing and tourism industries.
Author(s):
- Verdone, Michael
- Seidl, Andrew
This report presents an overview of the economy of Fiji with an emphasis on the fishing and tourism industries and their contributions to the broader economy.
Author(s):
- Verdone, Michael
- Seidl, Andrew
In 2009, IUCN-Oceania Regional Office in partnership with SOPAC and SPC established the Pacific Resource and Environmental Economics Network (PREEN).
Author(s):
- Lal, Padma Narsey
- Holland, Paula
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Oceania Regional Office (ORO)
- Pacific Islands Applied Geosciences Commission (SOPAC)
Ecosystem valuation is a complex topic with extensive jargon and rapidly evolving techniques. Although a multitude of related guidelines already exist, none cater directly for the needs of business.
Organization(s):
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), CH
The book expresses the ultimate aim that a Blue Economy business model will shift society from scarcity to abundance "with what we have", by tackling issues that cause environmental and related problems in new ways.
The Living Planet Report relates the Living Planet Index – a measure of the health of the world's biodiversity – to the Ecological Footprint and the Water Footprint – measures of humanity's demands on the Earth's natural resources.
Organization(s):
- WWF
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
- Global Footprint Network, US
Biodiversity and ecosystem services provide tangible benefits for society, such as food provisioning, water purification, genetic resources or climate regulation. These services provide critical life support functions and contribute to human health, well being and economic growth.
Organization(s):
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Seja bem-vindo à Economia da Biosfera. O que se segue é um informe econômico sobre uma das indústrias que mais prosperarão nas próximas décadas: os serviços ecossistêmicos.
Organization(s):
- Volans, UK
- Global Initiatives, SG
Bienvenido a la Economía de la Biosfera. Lo que sigue es un informe económico sobre una de las industrias que más prosperarán en las próximas décadas: los servicios ecosistémicos.
Organization(s):
- Volans, UK
- Global Initiatives, SG
The Biosphere Economy is a business brief on one of the great boom industries of the coming decades: ecosystem services. The brief draws on ongoing work by Volans, funded by the Tellus Mater Foundation and is designed as a key input to a global business agenda for action.
Organization(s):
- Volans, UK
- Global Initiatives, SG
This guide is intended to offer an overview of available literature relating to the main topics covered by IUCNs Thematic Programme Area on Greening the World Economy (TPA5). It is a compilation of papers, reports, and articles that can be freely accessed on the internet.
This report is planned to be a useful advisory tool for local and regional policymakers, administrators and managers. The information in this report will also be of interest to organisations such as NGOs, regulatory bodies, permitting agencies and the judicial system.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Commission
- Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Norway, [Government]
- Sweden, SIDA
- The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) initiative
- UNEP
- United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
- United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The TEEB study is underpinned by an assessment of state-of-the-art science and economics. The goal is to provide the conceptual foundation to link economics and ecology and to posit a paradigm of the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Organization(s):
- UNEP
- IUCN
- Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Sweden, SIDA
- European Commission
- United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Norway, [Government]
- United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
The TEEB for Local and Regional Policy Makers was released on September 9, 2010, and includes overviews to the various chapters of the full TEEB for Local and Regional Policy Makers Report (available from Earthscan or by chapter from the following address:
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Commission
- Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Norway, [Government]
- Sweden, SIDA
- The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) initiative
- UNEP
- United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
- United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The aim of this synthesis is to highlight and illustrate the approach adopted by TEEB: namely to show how economic concepts and tools can help equip society with the means to incorporate the values of nature into decision making at all levels.
Author(s):
- Bishop, Joshua
- Brink, Patrick ten
- Gundimeda, Haripriya
- Kumar, Pushpam
- Nesshöver, Carsten
- Schröter-Schlaack, Christoph
- Simmons, Ben
- Sukhdev, Pavan
- Wittmer, Heidi
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Commission
- Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Norway, [Government]
- Sweden, SIDA
- The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) initiative
- UNEP
- United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
- United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
This report provides a summary for the business community, illustrated with examples from a range of companies and sectors. It asks: what are the risks and opportunities to business of ecological change? What is business currently doing about biodiversity and ecosystem services?
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Commission
- Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Norway, [Government]
- Sweden, SIDA
- The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) initiative
- UNEP
- United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
- United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
This pocketbook delves into the realities of the produce trade between Africa and the UK, examining both sides of the equation in search of a diet that is ethically, as well as nutritionally, balanced.
Author(s):
- Rae Chi, Kelly
- MacGregor, James
- King, Richard
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- Oxfam International
This paper applies contingent valuation to assess public awareness of tropical deforestation; to investigate the willingness to pay (WTP) to conserve tropical forests; and to determine the impact of the payment vehicle on the stated willingness to pay.
Author(s):
- Huberman, David
- Faust, Anne-Kathrin
- Baranzini, Andrea
Organization(s):
- Centre de Recherche Appliquée en Gestion (HEG), CH
This publication is the executive summary for a full report which demonstrates the value of ecosystems and biodiversity to the economy, to society and to individuals. It underlines the urgency of action, as well as the benefits and opportunities that will arise as a result of taking such action.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Commission
- Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Norway, [Government]
- Sweden, SIDA
- The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) initiative
- UNEP
- United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
- United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
This report is part of a series of investigations to determine whether pro-poor environmental fiscal reform can be designed and implemented in key sectors in the district of Abbottabad. This preliminary study aims to assess the current status of drinking water services in the district.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Pakistan
- Switzerland, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
- Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), PK
- Pakistan, North-West Frontier Province, [Government]
This TEEB report presents a sub-set of early conclusions which relate to climate change.
Organization(s):
- UNEP
- IUCN
- Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Sweden, SIDA
- European Commission
- United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Norway, [Government]
- United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
The main objective of this work is to provide an introduction and sense of direction into the complicated world of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES). It by no means intends to serve as a comprehensive overview of this vast field.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Organization(s):
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
This report presents the proceedings of the workshop, held in Hanoi and attended by participants representing GEF International Waters projects and partner institutions from governments and NGOs.
Author(s):
- Oliver, James
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Smith, Mark
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Vietnam
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- World Bank
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Interim Report, a first assessment stemming from a G8+5 initiative sponsored by Germany and the European Commission, points to the growing pressures on biodiversity and ecosystem services across the world and the need for improved valuation metrics for
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Commission
- Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Norway, [Government]
- Sweden, SIDA
- The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) initiative
- UNEP
- United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
- United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The main objective of this work is to provide an introduction and sense of direction (i.e. a Gateway) into the complicated world of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES). It by no means intends to serve as a comprehensive overview of this vast field.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This study focused specifically on one perceived opportunity for developing IPES, namely the concept of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD).
Author(s):
- Baranzini, Andrea
- Faust, Anne-Kathrin
- Huberman, David
Organization(s):
- UNEP
- IUCN
- Geneva School of Business Administration (HEG), CH
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
The challenge of building biodiversity business is not trivial. Biodiversity is still largely neglected by private finance.
Author(s):
- Bishop, Joshua
- Hicks, Frank
- Kapila, Sachin
- Mitchell, Paul
- Vorhies, Frank
The challenge of building biodiversity business is not trivial. Biodiversity is still largely neglected by private finance.
Author(s):
- Bishop, Joshua
- Hicks, Frank
- Kapila, Sachin
- Mitchell, Paul
- Vorhies, Frank
Author(s):
- Brander, Luke
- McKenzie, Emily
- Tompkins, Emma L.
- van Beukering, Pieter
Organization(s):
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee, UK
This book provides a review of progress in achieving the EECCA Environment Strategy's objectives, and provides a solid analytical base for discussions on future environmental co-operation between EECCA countries and their partners.
Organization(s):
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Author(s):
- Kontoleon, Andreas
- Pascual, Unai
- Swanson, Timothy M.
- McNeely, Jeffrey A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
Esta es una publicación periódica sobre temas relacionados con la evaluación de impacto ambiental.
Author(s):
- Murillo, Carlos
- Alvarez, Juan Marco
- Méndez, Hubert
- Castro, Mauricio
- Reuter, Adrián
- Govaere, Velia
- Blanc, José María
- Aguiñada, Sergio
- Cabrera Medaglia, Jorge A.
- Vázquez, Aquilino
- Kaimowitz, David
- Espinoza, Hilda
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
Recopilación de casos de valoración económica de diferentes regiones de Iberoamérica, entre ellos España, Centroamérica, Suramérica y el Caribe. Se basa en dos grandes enfoques: la economía ambiental y ecológica.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Author(s):
- Alberini, Anna
- Kahn, James R.
Por medio de un conjunto de artículos se reflexiona sobre el papel que cumple el sector privado como uno de los actores que intervienen en el proceso de la Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
One of the world's greatest treasures is its land. To protect that land for the future, a group of dedicated environmental entrepreneurs is pioneering a new set of tools for land conservation deals.
Organization(s):
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- World Bank
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