Biodiversity: Archive
Thoughts on the Green Economy
February 22, 2010 Comment
Leading thinkers from around the world gathered in DC for the National Council on Science and the Environment's 'The New Green Economy' conference in late January and Ecosystem Marketplace checked in on progress of UNEP's initiatives on a 'Global Green New Deal'. A global green economy dream team panel spoke on developments in analyzing the value of natural capital and the value of its loss, projecting economic results from 'green stimulus,' and dreaming a new green economy. What would this world look like?
Party Animals - the International Year of Biodiversity
February 22, 2010 Comment
It might be the Year of the Tiger according to the Chinese calendar, but there are many more creatures to celebrate during the International Year of Biodiversity . Biodiversity was toasted with launch parties in Paris, Berlin, New York City (under a big blue whale in the museum of natural history), London, Beijing, Madrid and Canada (and here).
Dialogue on Forests: Talking the Talk
November 12, 2009 Comment
By: Kelly Moore Brands, Biodiversity Research Assistant for Ecosystem Marketplace A few weeks ago, the second Dialogue on Forests, Governance & Climate Change hosted by Chatham House, the Rights and Resources Initiative and World Resources Institute was held in Washington, D.C. The conference focused on policies for improving forest governance, including lessons learned from the UNFCCC negotiations, and particularly on REDD initiatives and how they might be affected by US climate policy.
International Biodiversity Work Evolving - IPBES, Blue Carbon, and More
October 15, 2009 Comment
International meetings on biodiversity this month included an ad-hoc meeting regarding the Intergovernmental and Multi-Stakeholder Science-Policy Platform of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) held in Nairobi on October 5-9 where delegates of 100 governments discussed, assessed and tried to envisage...
Review: IUCN's Time for Biodiversity Business Toolkit
September 10, 2009 Comment
IUCN recently uploaded a 3-fer toolkit on biodiversity business. Check out the "lite" version, the publication "The Time for Biodiversity Business", for a nice introduction to biodiversity businesses, great case studies (22 in all!), and some insights on different aspects...
Article Summary: Protecting Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in the World's Watersheds
August 24, 2009 Comment
Gary W. Luck, Kai M.A. Chan, John P. Fay. Conservation Letters, Vol 2, issue 4, August 2009, p. 179-188. Accessed online in August 2009. Where do watersheds of global importance for biodiversity (Hotspots, Global 200 ecoregions, or endemic bird areas)...
Article Summary: Why Bartering Biodiversity Fails
August 20, 2009 Comment
Susan Walker, Ann L. Brower, R.T. Theo Stephens, William G. Lee. Conservation Letters, Vol 2, issue 4, August 2009, p. 149-157. Accessed online in August 2009. Conservation Letters delivers a doozey for biodiversity trading (or "bartering", since biodiversity is the...
Article Summary: Ecosystem Services and Conservation Strategy: Beware the Silver Bullet
August 18, 2009 Comment
Bhaskar Vira, William M. Adams. Conservation Letters, Vol 2, issue 4, August 2009, p. 158-162. Accessed online in August 2009. Authors Vira & Adams say there's a confusion of terms 'biodiversity', 'natural capital', and 'ecosystem services'. 'Biodiversity' = "a term...
Wetland banking market wet, but not liquid
August 11, 2009 2 Comments
If you impact (dredge or fill) a wetland in the US, you have to apply to the Army Corps of Engineers for a 404 permit and provide mitigation for whatever impact you have on wetlands. Transferring legal liability from the...
Can Biodiversity Banking Go Global?
July 30, 2009 Comment
That was the central question of a workshop held late last month by Forest Trends' Business and Biodiversity Offsets Program. The workshop brought together nearly 70 participants from around the world to explore the viability of banking and aggregating biodiversity...
Of the Bees and the Birds...
July 7, 2009 2 Comments