IUCN-Rio Tinto: News & updates
Progressing towards a Net Positive Impact on biodiversity.
A new report by IUCN and Rio Tinto provides the first detailed site based assessment regarding Rio Tinto’s progress towards achieving its Net positive impact (NPI) commitment on biodiversity – that is ensuring that biodiversity ultimately benefits as a result of a company’s activities in a region. …
28 Aug 2012 | Article
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Nathalie Olsen interview
We pose three questions to Nathalie Olsen, resource economist at IUCN, about ecosystem evaluation and the recent publication she co-authored on Ecosystem evaluation in the mining sector . …
21 Feb 2012 | Article
Protecting nature makes sense: IUCN and Rio Tinto assess conservation’s costs and benefits
Gland, Switzerland, 7 December 2011 – A new study by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) finds that by financing the restoration or protection of natural areas, companies can offset the negative impacts of their operations and generate significant economic benefits, but the needs of local communities must be properly addressed. … | French | Spanish
07 Dec 2011 | International news release
IUCN and Rio Tinto working together towards transformative change in the mining sector
In 2010, IUCN and Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest mining and mineral exploration companies, signed a three year collaborative agreement which aims to support Rio Tinto in making transformative progress towards sustainable development and environmental management. …
02 Sep 2011 | News story
IUCN helps businesses value nature
Today, IUCN and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released a Guide to Corporate Ecosystem Valuation (CEV) – a new message to enhance business understanding of the benefits and value of ecosystem services like fresh water, food, fibre and protection against natural disasters. …
08 Apr 2011 | News story
TEEB: assessing the value of ecosystems and biodiversity
This October TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) will launch a final report at the CBD COP 10 in Nagoya Japan, illustrating new economic approaches to biodiversity conservation by taking examples from forests, mining and cities. …
08 Oct 2010 | Article
IUCN's Collaboration Agreement with Rio Tinto
The Collaboration Agreement, signed 12 July, 2010, between the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Rio Tinto London Limited (Rio Tinto) commits IUCN and Rio Tinto to focus their collaborative projects on innovative and ground-breaking biodiversity conservation activities and to ensure transparency between and within both Parties. … | French | Spanish
14 Jul 2010 | News story
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Biodiversity climbs the corporate agenda
Business leaders in biodiversity-rich developing economies are concerned about losses of ‘natural capital’, a new report highlights. … | Spanish
13 Jul 2010 | International news release
IUCN and Rio Tinto announce three-year relationship – focus on enhanced sustainable development
IUCN and Rio Tinto today entered into a formal collaboration agreement, committing to work together over a three-year period. …
12 Jul 2010 | International news release
A small price to pay
Companies are starting to see the business sense of incorporating ecosystem service values into their operations. …
07 Jul 2010 | Article
