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New report highlights growing biodiversity awareness worldwide – UEBT launches 2013 Biodiversity Barometer [more...]

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Biodiversity Offsets: : Voluntary and Compliance Regimes

UNEP-WCMC and UNEP FI have issued a new publication on voluntary and compliance regimes in relation to biodiversity offsets. Over the past years a growing number of businesses, including (multilateral) financial institutions, have started to undertake voluntary biodiversity offset projects as part of their environmental risk management strategies. Motivations to do so relate to demonstrating leadership, gaining an ability to influence the regulatory process, reducing operational risk exposure and taking advantage of new business developments.

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