Comunicado de prensa | 04 Oct, 2008
Se levanta el telón de la mayor asamblea medioambiental de 2008
El Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza de la UICN se inicia hoy en Barcelona, España, teniendo por misión promover las acciones de conservación de la naturaleza. Dos de las principales cuestiones que se abordará son cómo responder a las necesidades crecientes de las poblaciones y expandir los…
Communiqué de presse | 04 Oct, 2008
Le rideau se lève sur la plus grande assemblée environnementale de 2008
Les travaux du Congrès mondial de la nature de l’UICN, ayant pour mission de renforcer l’action de conservation environnementale, s’ouvrent aujourd’hui à Barcelone, Espagne. La réponse aux besoins croissants des populations et les moyens de développer les marchés sans sacrifier la nature, ainsi…
Story | 18 Mar, 2008
Building Biodiversity Business
The challenge of building biodiversity business is not trivial. Biodiversity is still largely neglected by private finance. There is a need to develop new business models and market mechanisms for biodiversity conservation, and to persuade the public and policy makers that biodiversity (or…
Story | 09 Mar, 2008
During November and December of 2007, a survey of public attitudes and preferences on international ecosystem services was carried out in Geneva, Switzerland. This report provides some preliminary results of consumers' willingness to pay for the conservation of tropical forests.
Story | 31 Dec, 2003
Biodiversity Offsets: Views, experience, and the business case
Biodiversity offsets are conservation activities intended to compensate for the residual, unavoidable harm to biodiversity caused by development projects. Recent experience with regulatory regimes, such as wetland and conservation banking in the USA, tradable forest conservation obligations in…
Story | 31 Dec, 2003
Greening Growth and the Bottom Line