The EU B@B Platform has launched the third report of the Assessment of Biodiversity Measurement Approaches for Businesses and Financial Institutions series. This 2021 report builds on the foundations established by the first two volumes (2018, 2019) and takes the next crucial step in the...
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today published its Global Typology of Ecosystems, the first-ever comprehensive system for classifying and mapping all ecosystems on Earth based on both their functions and composition. The typology allows for more coordinated and effective approaches to conservation...
Ecosystems are critically important components of Earth’s biological diversity and as the natural capital that sustains human life and well-being. Yet all of the world’s ecosystems show hallmarks of human influence, and many are under acute risks of collapse, with consequences for habitats of species,...
In this webinar, the results of the analysis conducted by Ecoacsa and the UPM to assess the biodiversity-related information performance disclosure of the IBEX 35 will be presented. Representatives of the selective IBEX 35 will show examples of good practices and opportunities for improvement, and...
During the celebration of the fifth General Assembly of the UN Environmental Program (UNEP-5), it was presented the report Making peace with nature. The resulting synthesis communicates how climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution can be tackled jointly within the framework of the Sustainable Development...
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta’s review presents the first comprehensive economic framework of its kind for biodiversity. It calls for urgent and transformative change in how we think, act and measure economic success to protect and enhance our prosperity and the natural world....
The Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region enjoys an exuberant natural wealth; with 16% of the planets land, the region is home to 40% of the world’s biological diversity. This report investigates and provides a good overview of the regions efforts to mainstream natural capital...
The Aligning Biodiversity Measures for Business collaboration has recently published a review paper on the drivers and current practice around business measurement, reporting and disclosure and the role of these approaches in future business disclosure for informing global policy targets. It is entitled “Biodiversity measures...
The Aligning Biodiversity Measures for Business collaboration has recently published a review paper on the drivers and current practice around business measurement, reporting and disclosure and the role of these approaches in future business disclosure for informing global policy targets. ...
The European Commission’s DG R&I and DG ENV and BiodivERsA are setting-up a European co-funded Partnership focussed on Rescuing biodiversity to safeguard life on Earth. Acting as an overarching platform and connecting national, local and European Research & Innovation programs this Partnership aims at achieving...
