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23.06.2014
Natur als Grundlage der Wirtschaft – Innovative Anreize für mehr biologische Vielfalt schaffen
Der Global Nature Fund (GNF) und die Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. (DUH) präsentieren ihre neue Broschüre „Märkte für Naturkapital – Status Quo und Ausblick“. Diese beschäftigt sich eingehend mit den Grenzen und Möglichkeiten zweier Modelle zur Kompensation von Umweltauswirkungen, nämlich den Ausgleichsmaßnahmen und der Honorierungen von Ökosystemleistungen.mehr ›
07.05.2014
"Märkte für Naturkapital - Wie können Unternehmen und Finanzinstitute sich beteiligen" - Veranstaltungsrückschau
Am Donnerstag, den 29. April 2014 fand im Rahmen des Projektes „Natural Capital Markets“ ein viertes Webinar statt. Das Webinar erläuterte die Rolle der Unternehmen und der Finanzindustrie bei der Weiterentwicklung von Märkten und marktbasierten Mechanismen für Naturkapital. Es zeigt auf, wie Unternehmen und Finanzindustrie sich an Programmen für die Honorierung von Ökosystemdienstleistungen (Payments for Ecosystem Services/PES) und Märkten für Biodiversitätsoffsets beteiligen können und wie...mehr ›
22.04.2014
Webinar "Natural capital markets for watershed services - Actors, Mechanisms, and Impacts" - Event review
On Wednesday, February 16th 2014, the third webinar of the project „Natural Capital Markets“ took place. During the webinar, Joost Bakker (Natural Capital Markets) together with Nathaniel Carrol and Genevieve Bennet (both Ecosystem Marketplace) focused on the use of market (based) instruments to conserve watershed services. In addition, the role of different actors such as the private sector and local communities were discussed.mehr ›
24.03.2014
Building Natural Capital: How REDD+ Can Support a Green Economy
The report outlines how integrating REDD+ programmes into a Green Economy approach can conserve and even boost the economic and social benefits forests provide to human society.mehr ›
24.03.2014
Gold Standard Study Identifies Billions in Environmental and Social Benefits
Economists captured and monetised the environmental and socio-economic net benefits of 109 Gold Standard projects. Using well recognised market and non-market valuation techniques, this assessment has been conservative, calculating value for only those benefits that are monitored, reported and verified within project documentation, and is designed to be iteratively updated as more data becomes available. mehr ›
24.03.2014
TEEB for Business Brazil project calculated the natural capital impacts of different agricultural practices
The project presents the results of a study that compares the environmental value of different agricultural practices for producing palm oil and soybean, based on pilot studies carried out by cosmetics company Natura and agricultural products firm Monsanto. In both cases, the analysis proves the value of integrating natural capital in business decision making.mehr ›
24.03.2014
New BSR Report: Private Sector Engagement with Ecosystem Services
Since its launch, BSR has tracked the corporate uptake of ecosystem services concepts and practices. The report offers a snapshot of areas of activity associated with corporate uptake of ecosystem service concepts. It is based on BSR’s primary research examining publicly available materials that companies and the media have in the public domain.mehr ›
21.02.2014
Webinar "Payments for ecosystem services" - Event review
On February 17th 2014, the second webinar of the project „Natural Capital Markets“ took place. The topic was payments for ecosystem services (PES). Joost Bakker (GNF) presented successful conditions for PES programmes. The conditions of existing PES programmes in Brazil and Bulgaria were then presented by respectively Susan Seehusen (CSF Brazil) and Rayna Popova (WWF Bulgaria). mehr ›