Biodiversity: Archive
Coverage of the Global Business of Biodiversity Conference - July 13th 2010
July 13, 2010 Comment
Business and biodiversity experts from across the EU (and globally) are gathering in London to discuss the intersection of business and biodiversity. Below, we provide highlights of the conference. Opening Session The conference opened with a message from none other...
Déjà vu All Over Again - IPBES
July 1, 2010 Comment
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Report is supposed to be the 'Stern Report' for biodiversity. Well now we have the 'IPCC' of biodiversity: the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The IPBES is meant...
Web 2.0 Biodiversity Projects
July 1, 2010 Comment
Three new projects are keeping biodiversity fresh in this International Year of Biodiversity. The first, 'Biking for Biodiversity' recounts a bike adventure three guys took to figure out why biodiversity was important in the Danube watershed in Europe. Their trip...
The Buzz on Biodiversity Banking in Europe
July 1, 2010 Comment
Europe is looking to be the biggest new thing in biodiversity offsetting. First, a little scene-setting... most of the TEEB report researchers/writers are based out of Europe, so there's been general hubbub about the value of ecosystems and biodiversity building...
Video Tour of RIBITS Wetland Bank Information Site
May 14, 2010 Comment
For anyone interested in US wetland mitigation banking, the embedded video below is a tour of the US Army Corps of Engineers 'RIBITS' bank information tool.
Online Video of 'State of Biodiversity Markets' Presentation
May 13, 2010 Comment
The embedded video below gives an introduction to biodiversity markets, biodiversity offset and compensation programs, and what we found in our research of these programs around the world in our report: 'The State of Biodiversity Markets: Offset and Compensation Programs Worldwide'
Coverage of the National Mitigation and Ecosystem Banking Conference - May 6
May 10, 2010 Comment
...continuing coverage on the National Mitigation and Ecosystem Banking conference in Austin Texas from May 3-6.
Coverage of the National Mitigation and Ecosystem Banking Conference - May 5
May 5, 2010 Comment
...continuing coverage on the National Mitigation and Ecosystem Banking conference in Austin Texas from May 3-6.
Coverage of the National Mitigation and Ecosystem Banking Conference - May 4
May 5, 2010 Comment
Mitigation and Ecosystem Bankers from across the US are gathering in Austin Texas for the country's biggest gathering of folks involved or interested in wetland mitigation banking, conservation banking, and issues at the very cutting edge in the non-carbon market world. We'll be providing day-by-day coverage of the conference on our blog here.
Sneak Peek: TEEB's Upcoming Business Report
April 21, 2010 Comment
I was recently asked to review a chapter for an upcoming Business report that the folks at The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (or TEEB*) are working on. The draft chapter I reviewed was on scaling up biodiversity opportunities. While the document is being finalized (expected release: July 2010, here), I thought I'd give a sneak peek of what's to come.
In Defense of Ecourbanism
April 14, 2010 Comment
Transparency, Rules, Carrots and Sticks are the Building Blocks Environmental Commodities Need to Multiply
March 16, 2010 2 Comments
Thoughts on the Green Economy
February 22, 2010 Comment
Party Animals - the International Year of Biodiversity
February 22, 2010 Comment
Dialogue on Forests: Talking the Talk
November 12, 2009 Comment
Review: IUCN's Time for Biodiversity Business Toolkit
September 10, 2009 Comment
Article Summary: Protecting Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in the World's Watersheds
August 24, 2009 Comment
Article Summary: Why Bartering Biodiversity Fails
August 20, 2009 Comment
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