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Zusatztext 'The [TEEB] project should show us all how expensive the global destruction of the natural world has become and! it is hoped! persuade us to slow down.' The Guardian. 'The TEEB report is a critical contribution to the debate on how capital markets can play a role in addressing the alarming rate of loss of biodiversity." - Abyd Karmali! Bank of America Merrill Lynch! USA. 'The TEEB for Business report provides a compelling explanation of the importance of ecosystem services to long term economic progress." - James Stacey! Earth Capital Partners LLP. Informationen zum Autor While writing and editing this book, Joshua Bishop was Chief Economist at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), based in Switzerland. He has co-authored several Earthscan books on the links between economics, the environment and sustainable development. His recent work has focused on translating the concepts and methods of environmental economics into the language and practice of business. Klappentext Provides important evidence of growing corporate concern about biodiversity loss. This book offers examples of how some leading companies are taking action to conserve biodiversity and to restore ecosystems. It reviews indicators and drivers of biodiversity loss and ecosystem decline. Zusammenfassung This book is a further key output of TEEB study (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity). It provides important new evidence of growing corporate concern about biodiversity loss and offers examples of how some leading companies are taking action to conserve biodiversity and to restore ecosystems. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Business Impacts and Dependence on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Annex 2.1 Case Studies – Cotton and the Aral Sea and Timber in China 3. Measuring and Reporting Biodiversity and Ecosystem Impacts and Dependence 4. Scaling Down Biodiversity and Ecosystem Risks to Business 5. Increasing Biodiversity Business Opportunities 6. Business, Biodiversity and Development 7. Conclusions and Recommendations Annex 7.1 Comparison of Selected Business, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Declarations, Initiatives, Guidelines and Tools. Index ...
