With 26 case studies from 10 multinational companies, this publication highlights their positive actions,?interventions and initiatives contributing to specific conservation and restoration goals. The concrete?examples illustrate a pivotal part of their work which have direct impacts on…
Nature (covering the water, biodiversity, soil/land, and air/climate realms) continues to decline with significant?negative impacts on society. Businesses need to understand their impacts and? dependencies on nature, manage their nature-related risks and embed the value of nature into their…
Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) are sites outside protected?areas that deliver effective and long-term in situ conservation of biodiversity. Biodiversity?conservation may be the primary objective of the site, a secondary objective of a site that?is managed for other…
World Heritage forests are some of the most biodiversity-rich habitats on Earth and play a crucial role in climate regulation by absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. However, these forests are under increasing anthropogenic pressures, including climate change. By combining remote…
Connectivity conservation is essential for managing healthy ecosystems, conserving biodiversity and adapting to climate change across all biomes and spatial scales. Well-connected ecosystems support a diversity of ecological functions such as migration, hydrology, nutrient cycling, pollination,…
In November 2018, Parties?to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted at the 14th Conference of the Parties?a definition of an "other effective area-based conservation?measure" (OECM) as well as guiding principles, common?characteristics and criteria for identification of OECMs (CBD/COP/…
Recent developments have seen forest landscape restoration (FLR) become widely recognized as an important means of not only restoring ecological integrity at scale but also generating additional local-to-global benefits. This handbook presents the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology…