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CBD COP 11 underway in Hyderabad : Aichi Biodiversity Targets 2020 gets center stage
The Convention on Biological Diversity, 11th meeting of Conference of the Parties (CBD COP 11) got underway at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad, India. An estimated 5000 delegates from all over the globe have congregated at the CBD COP 11 venue in this historic Indian city to find solutions to the most pressing issues facing biodiversity conservation. …
09 Oct 2012 | News story
Reflections from the Business and Economy Pavilion
The Forum is a public gathering hosted by the world’s conservation community and offers a unique platform for debates, workshops, dialogues, roundtable discussions, training courses, music and exhibition.
An important feature of the Forum was the presence of the Pavilions. The Pavilions were open networking and presentation spaces focused on introducing innovative partnerships that will drive conservation globally in the coming few years. This year, one of the Pavilions was fully dedicated to “Business and the Economy” and it was jointly managed by IUCN Business and Biodiversity programme and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
To read more about what happened at the Business and Economy Pavilion please click here. …
03 Oct 2012 | Article
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Investment guide to ‘triple win’ from locally controlled forestry
The most detailed discussions to date between investors and forest rights-holders have resulted in new guidance for investments that can create a ‘triple win’ of returns for investors, livelihood security for local communities and protection for forests. …
24 Sep 2012 | News story
Basins of the Future: Connecting water from source to city
Growing urban populations and economic growth are putting more pressure on the watersheds and infrastructure supplying water to cities. This is where IUCN and IWA have joined forces in pulling together their knowledge, networks and resources to strengthen nature-based solutions for water security in urban areas. …
21 Sep 2012 | News story
Business reliance on ecosystems
As businesses linked to agriculture depend heavily on ecosystems for their source materials, it is increasingly recognized that ecosystem stewardship is an important part of securing their supply chains. …
15 Sep 2012 | Article
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Tea and biodiversity: a new approach to estate management
Tea estates can play a major role in the conservation of biodiversity. In many countries around 20% of the land within tea estates is covered by natural or planted trees. This ecosystem provides important services such as carbon capture, crop pollination, pest control, and biodiversity, soil and water conservation. The Dilmah Bioregional Initiative (DBI) will help adopt a new integrated management approach for Dilmah tea estates. … | French | Spanish
15 Sep 2012 | Article
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Educating business on sustainability, from the inside
As a process engineer at AkzoNobel, Bouke Ankone does not have a background in conservation. But after graduating from the Future Leaders Team (FLT), a nine-month programme sponsored by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and focused on sustainable development and training, one might think Ankone would consider a change of course. That likely won’t be the case. …
13 Sep 2012 | Article
Strengthening the Red List using technology
The most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species now has computational support from one of the world’s largest software companies. … | French | Spanish
11 Sep 2012 | Article
Translating the complexity of food security into an opportunity for action
With the global population expected to exceed 9 billion people by 2050, the food security dilemma is increasingly in the spotlight on the international stage. Some estimates indicate that food production will need to increase by 70% in order to feed this growing population. This challenge is heightened by existing constraints such as erratic climatic conditions, limited farmland availability, scarcity of natural resources as well as a lack of infrastructure and finance. …
11 Sep 2012 | Article
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Saving the topsoil, one farm at a time
Around 12 million hectares of agricultural land are lost to soil erosion every year. As a result, an area of land large enough to feed all of Europe has been so severely degraded that it can no longer produce food. …
11 Sep 2012 | Article
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