Business & Biodiversity
The Handbook for Corporate Action
Coralie Abbott et al.
Table of contents

This handbook provides information on the business case for biodiversity, as well as current biodiversity issues for business, and guidance on corporate biodiversity strategies. The current status of the debate is illustrated by specific case stories, thus providing an opportunity for companies to highlight their renewed commitment to an issue of high importance. The accompanying CD-ROM provides additional biodiversity resources, including extended case studies and lists of the key institutions and sources of information that can help build a company’s capacity for integrating biodiversity into business practice.
Published by Earthwatch Institute (Europe), IUCN and World Business Council for Sustainable Development

ISBN 2-940240-28-0, 2002
297 x 210mm, 56pp., colour photos, maps
£12.50
Order no. B1168

Business & Biodiversity
The Handbook for Corporate Action
Japanese edition

ISBN 4-9901743-0-5, 2003
Available at www.biodiversityeconomics.org/ business/handbook/hand-00-09.htm

As Empresas & A Biodiversidade
Um Manual de Orientação para Ações Corporativas
Portuguese edition

ISBN 2-940240-28-0, 2002
Available at www.biodiversityeconomics.org/ business/handbook/hand-00-10.htm

Business and Biodiversity
A Guide for the Private Sector (Out of Print in the UK, but still available from Island Press)
David Stone, Kristina Ringwood and Frank Vorhies

The Convention on Biological Diversity is the first global instrument to comprehensively address all aspects of biological diversity: the conservation of the world's natural resources, their sustainable use and the equal sharing of their benefits. This guide addresses the business community by describing which sections of the Convention are important to the private sector and how the private sector can become involved in its implementation.

A joint publication of IUCN and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
ISBN 2-8317-0404-9, 1997
240 x 170mm, iv + 64pp, tables, b/w photographs
£10
Order no. B330
Available in the United States and Canada from Island Press. Also available at: http://biodiversityeconomics.org

Business and the Environment in Botswana
An Assessment of Business Sector Interests in Environmental Resource Management
P. Zhou and L. Lander

This report is based on a 3-month project assessing Business and Environment in Botswana. The project concentrated on an assessment of the interests, needs, concerns and constraints of the business community in environmental and resource management. Top managers and environmental officers in key production and service companies, government departments, NGOs and local authorities were approached for their opinions. A reference group was also established to provide guidance. This two-part report presents the Key Findings and Recommendations of the Assessment Study, and relates the proceedings of a seminar where the recommendations of the study were discussed and ideas for the future of environmental and resource management in Botswana were exchanged between stakeholders.

ISBN 99912-0-298-6, 1999
298 x 210mm, 135pp.
Available free of charge from the IUCN Country Office, Botswana.

Economic Incentives for Biodiversity Conservation in Eastern Africa
Proceedings of a workshop held 11-19 March 1999, Nairobi, Kenya
Edited by Lucy Emerton

This workshop was convened in response to the clear need to document existing cases and lessons learned on the use of economic incentives in the region, and to develop a strategy and way forward for their development, use and coordination for biodiversity conservation in Eastern Africa.

No ISBN, no date
No price available
Available from the IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Africa (EARO), Kenya.

Economic Tools for Environmental Planning and Management in Eastern Africa
Lucy Emerton

Incorporating environmental concerns into economics involves introducing concepts of sustainability into scarcity. It deals with the issue of how to meet people’s current needs in a way which is both equitable and efficient and does not diminish supply or quality of environmental goods and services available to future generations. This book outlines a set of economic tools that can be used for environmental planning.

No ISBN, 1999
No price available
Available from the IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Africa (EARO), Kenya.

Economic Tools for Valuing Wetlands in Eastern Africa
Lucy Emerton

Valuation forms a key exercise in economic analysis and provides important information for wetlands conservation. The basic aim of valuation is to determine people’s preferences – how much they are willing to pay for, and how much better or worse off they would consider themselves to be as a result of changes in the supply of different goods and services. This guide demonstrates how valuation tools can be used in practical situations of wetland conservation in Eastern Africa.

No ISBN, 1998
No price available
Available from the IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Africa (EARO), Kenya.

The Economic Value of the Environment: Cases from South Asia (out of print)
Edited by Joy Hecht

The tools of environmental economics are not as well-known in Asia as they should be. This volume seeks to fill this gap by building understanding in this important area and showing policy-makers how these tools can contribute to resolving important questions in South Asian development. The book begins with an overview paper explaining what economists think about the environment and introduces the tools of valuation, cost-benefit analysis and environmental accounting. The three case studies that follow apply these tools to specific problems in the region.

ISBN 0967-0605-0-8, 1999
235 x 163mm, b/w photos, vi + 73pp.
£6.75
Also available from the IUCN Country Office, Nepal.
US$10 + US$5 (postage and packing)

The Economics of Biodiversity Loss
Proceedings of a Workshop for the development of a Framework for Biodiversity Loss Assessment

International ecologists and economists met in April 1996 to discuss the role of economics in designing procedures for biodiversity impact assessment. The group took the Convention on Biological Diversity as its mandate; in particular, the declaration “that it is vital to anticipate, prevent and attack the causes of significant reduction or loss of biological diversity at source.”  A case-study approach was used, focusing on biodiversity loss in coral reefs, tropical forests, and savannahs and complemented by papers on different perspectives on the economics of biodiversity loss, ranging from the implications of macroeconomic policy to the economic benefits of ecosystem services.

Available at: http://www.economics.iucn.org

Environmental Economics in Bangladesh
Edited by Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, Ainun Nishat, Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, A. K. Enamul Haque, Aminur Rahman

To explore the concept of green accounting with special reference to the newly designed SEEA, IUCN Bangladesh held two workshops in Dhaka (1997, 1998). The participants consisted of experts, academics, bureaucrats, policy- makers, and consultants representing a broad spectrum of government and non-government agencies. The workshop proceedings have been published to create a greater awareness of the need for the application of environ- mental accounting in Bangladesh. It is hoped that researchers and planners will find the contents useful in promoting a more sophisticated computation of national income so that it realistically reflects the compulsions of the environmental and other related issues involved in our economic activities.

Published jointly by IUCN – Bangladesh and the Association for Green Accounting, Bangladesh
ISBN 981-31-0171-6, 2000
190 x 240mm, vii + 140pp.
No price available
Available from the IUCN Country Office, Bangladesh.

Environmental Economics in IUCN Nepal Activities, Proceedings and Papers
Edited by Ambika P. Adhikari, Bishwambher Pyakuryal and Jaklien Vlasblom

The first part of this publication provides an overview of IUCN Nepal’s Environmental Economics Programme, its major objectives and activities, and reviews its future plans. The second part forms a source book of information on Environmental Economics in Nepal. It is intended to help the reader understand the nature of environmental economics activities and to serve as an important reference material for students, researchers and policy-makers.

ISBN 92-9144-039-6, 1999
x + 99pp.
US$10 + US$5 (postage and packing)
Available from the IUCN Country Office, Nepal.

Environmental Economics in Nepal
Edited by Ambika P. Adhikari, Bishnu Bhandari and  Bishwambher Pyakuryal

This publication is a compilation of the proceedings of workshops on the Environmental Economics and Green Accounting Initiative in Nepal in Kathmandu (March, October 1997). These proceedings are an edited compilation of lecture notes, papers, background materials and major issues presented in the roundtable discussions. The primary purpose of this publication is to promote economic thinking in environmental management and resource conservation in Nepal.

ISBN 92-9144-028-0, 1998
xviii + 102pp.
US$10 + US$5 (postage and packing)
Available from the IUCN Country Office, Nepal.

Lessons Learned From Environmental Accounting: Findings From Nine Case Studies
Dr. Joy E. Hecht

Environmental accounting – the modification of the national income accounts to take into consideration the economic role of the environment – has grown in importance over the past ten years. However, many countries have not yet implemented such accounts, and there is much controversy about whether and how to do so. This paper aims to shed light on this situation through nine country case studies: Norway, The Netherlands, Sweden, France, Canada, The Philippines, Namibia, Germany, and the United States.

ISBN 0-9670605-1-6, 2000
279 x 214mm, vi + 42pp.
£9.50
Order no. B668
Available in the United States and Canada from Island Press.

Linking Economic Development and Environmental Policy in Nepal

Government policies on agriculture, forestry, water, energy and industry have tacitly encouraged over-use of the country’s natural resources. The consequent exploitation of natural resources has had a negative impact on productivity by raising production and maintenance costs and aggravating the problem of biodiversity conservation. The high degree of conversion of existing natural resources, such as forests into land, has necessitated a proper investigation of the trade-off between the cost and benefits of such conversion. The study addresses selected government policies and their implications for the environment and suggests measures for integrating economic and environmental policy in Nepal. A general analysis of the status of environmental economics in Nepal is given. Also discussed  is the economic valuation of natural resources and environmental services with the help of physical linkages and the behavioral approach.

ISBN 92-9144-033-7, 1998
xii + 71pp.
US$5 + US$5 (postage and packing)
Available from the IUCN Country Office, Nepal.

Marketing produktów ekologicznych w pólnocno- wschodniej Polsce
(Marketing of Organic Products in North-East Poland)

In the European Union methods of farm production in accordance with the demands of environmental protection and conservation of landscape are regulated by the European Council. Several Polish regional and national programs are planned, regarding mainly the protection of biodiversity on farmlands, promotion of organic agriculture, soil erosion prevention and counteraction, as well as the depopulation of agricultural regions. The development of organic agriculture in Poland depends on the possibilities for the sale of its products. The organization of farmers into marketing groups helps strengthen their market position.

ISBN 2-8317-0506-1, 1999
144pp.
PLN 25
Available in Polish with English summary from the IUCN Office for Central Europe, Poland.

The Present Economic Value of Nakivubo Urban Wetland, Uganda
L. Emerton, L. Iyango, P. Luwum and A. Malinga

This book contains a case study of the economic value of the Nakivubo Urban Wetland in Uganda. The case study demonstrates how wetlands contribute to economic activity, but also how the economic value of wetland goods and services is poorly understood.

No ISBN, 1999
No price available
Available from the IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Africa (EARO), Kenya.

Socio-economic factors determining on-farm agricultural biological diversity in Zimbabwe
Kenneth K. Odero

This report examines the socio-economic factors that are considered essential for on-farm agrobiodiversity conservation. The effects of household characteristics on crop diversity are examined using household-level data based on a stratified random sample of 180 households from two districts in Zimbabwe, Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe (UMP) and Tsholotsho.

No ISBN, 1999
27pp.
US$2
Available from the IUCN Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSA), Zimbabwe.

The Use of Economic Measures in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
A Review of Experiences, Lessons Learned and Ways Forward
Lucy Emerton

Economic forces underlie and explain much biodiversity degradation and loss, and economic instruments provide a useful set of tools for strengthening biodiversity conservation, sustainable use and equitable benefitsharing. If National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans are to be effective they must be justifiable in economic terms. This document reports on a project reviewing the use of economic measures in NBSAPs, It brings together the component activities of the economics review, and summarises and synthesises this information to provide guidance on experiences, lessons learned and ways forward in the use of economic measures.

ISBN 02-8317-0614-9, 2001
295 x 210mm, vii + 84pp., photos
£14.00
Order no. B1192
Available in the United States and Canada from Island Press.