The importance of biodiversity for livelihoods and agriculture is increasingly recognised worldwide. In Lao PDR this is particularly apparent where the livelihoods of farmers are heavily dependent, not only on farming, but also on wildlife and non-timber forest products (NTFPs).
The Gateway offers an introduction and sense of direction into the complicated world of payments for ecosystem services (PES). It is tailored for researchers, practitioners and decision makers interested in using economic incentives in support of conservation and poverty reduction efforts in…
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Nestlé Nespresso S.A., the world’s leading provider of single-portioned highest-quality premium coffee, are to sign an agreement to make aluminium more sustainable. Ìý
"Synergies" is the 2008 Annual Report of the Business and Biodiversity Programme (BBP)
Resilience Assessment of Coral Reefs
A better assesment of the threats to coral reefs along with improved management will give corals a much higher chance of survival in the face of warming oceans, says Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s latest report.
Capacity Building exercise being held for national media ISLAMABAD Mar 12:Ìý A three day capacity building workshop for the national media began in Islamabad, organized by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥-Pakistan and OXFAM GB. The workshop is being supported by Stockholm Environment Institute and Artists for Earth.
Shell released its 2008 Sustainability Report today. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ has worked with Shell on various biodiversity related projects over the past ten years and notes positively that Shell’s reporting on sustainability in general has steadily improved over recent years, with increasing detail and…
Holcim Spain and the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Mediterranean Programme have signed an agreement in April 2009. This sets another milestone in the relationship between Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ and the Holcim Group, one of the world's leading suppliers of cement and aggregates.