ecosystem impact News
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Posters Invited for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Impact Assessment
Poster abstracts are invited for a Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Impact Assessment Special Symposium which will be held in Washington, DC on 7-8 February, 2013. Abstracts will be accepted through 15 December. This symposium will bring together practitioners who work at the cutting edge of biodiversity and ecosystem services (ES) with both policy makers responsible for shaping IA ...
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New WBCSD Guide Supports Business Valuation of Nature
Today, The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released the Guide to Corporate Ecosystem Valuation (CEV), an innovative framework designed to enhance business understanding of the benefits and value of ecosystem services like fresh water, food, fiber and natural hazard protection. This first-of-its-kind framework enables companies to consider the actual benefits and value ...
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Ecosystem services and the new IFC performance standards
Today the World Resources Institute released Ecosystem Services Review for Impact Assessment: Introduction and Guide to Scoping, the first of two Working Papers presenting a new methodology to help incorporate ecosystem services into impact assessment. On January 1, 2012, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will begin requiring client projects to “maintain the benefits from ...
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Call for training course proposals - Panama Symposium
In December 2015 the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) will hold a special symposium in Panama City, Panama. The theme of the event is "Sustainable Mega-Infrastructure and Impact Assessment." In conjunction with this symposium, IAIA would like to offer three training courses. The courses would be offered on 4–5 December, following the symposium on 1–3 December. ...
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Ocean Conservancy’s Executive Vice President Dennis Takahashi-Kelso’s Statement on the Temporary Capping of the BP Deepwater Horizon Well
WASHINGTON - Dennis Takahashi-Kelso, Ocean Conservancy’s Executive Vice President, issued the following statement in response to the announcement that BP had capped the well and for the time being the oil has ceased to flow: “After some eighty-seven days, news that oil has stopped gushing into the ocean is an enormous relief. We will await the full results of integrity tests to learn ...
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Training on biodiversity and mitigation hierarchy available
Four training courses on the topics of biodiversity and mitigation hierarchy will be held 16-17 November in Washington, D.C. These courses will be held immediately following a special biodiversity symposium on “Mainstreaming the Mitigation Hierarchy in Impact Assessment.” Registration for the courses by 2 October is recommended as any courses that do not reach the minimum number of ...
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Biodiversity fortune-telling: extreme weather and new diseases
Foreseeing future challenges to the environment is essential for the development of environmental policy. Some recent contentious issues that could have been foreseen include the negative public reaction to genetically-modified crops in the United Kingdom, and challenges posed by avian flu, foot and mouth disease and biofuels. New research points toissues ranging from extreme weather events to ...
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Meet the 2012 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate
The 2011 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate, Prof. Stephen R. Carpenter believes that the need to deal with large catastrophic events such as floods and droughts will make us rethink how or landscapes and institutions are built. In an interview with the Stockholm Water Front from his office at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Carpenter says that natural science is making a lot of progress in ...
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Banks at risk from environmentally unfriendly companies
That is the view held by the majority of banks and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) surveyed for Biodiversity, the Next Challenge for Financial Institutions published by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) this month. Ivo Mulder, the report's author, said: 'Continuous decline of global species diversity is not only leading to more concerned conservationists - the private sector is also ...
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Disasters in Europe: more frequent and causing more damage
The number and impacts of disasters have increased in Europe in the period 1998-2009, a new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) concludes. The report assesses the frequency of disasters and their impacts on humans, the economy and ecosystems and calls for better integrated risk disaster management across Europe. The Agency's new report 'Mapping the impacts of natural hazards and ...
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New boost to Wetlands International European Programme
In September 2013, seven European organisations joined forces to create Wetlands International – European Association. This new element of the global Wetlands International network will focus on the development and implementation of EU policy, and on its effects and impacts on global wetlands. In February 2014 the Association was awarded an operating grant from the European Commission to ...
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WRI Experts to Speak at Annual Conference on Ecosystem Services in Ft Lauderdale
Experts from the World Resources Institute will be joining leaders from business, government, and environment communities at the annual ACES and Ecosystems Markets 2012 Summit. The summit will take place from December 10 – 14 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The goal of the summit is advance ecosystem services science and practice in conservation, restoration, resource management, and development ...
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EPA update on yellowstone river oil spill (Silvertip Pipeline), July 14, 2011
The U.S. EPA continues to oversee the response to the ExxonMobil spill on the Yellowstone River. Today, Shoreline Cleanup & Assessment Technique (SCAT) teams continue to carefully assess and clean up the most heavily affected areas of the spill and comb the riverbanks. A total of seven SCAT teams are now working along the shores of the Yellowstone River. “We’re focusing our ...
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EPA Releases EnviroAtlas Ecosystem Mapping Tool
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released EnviroAtlas, a web-based interactive tool that integrates over 300 separate data layers, helps decision makers understand the implications of planning and policy decisions on our fragile ecosystems and the communities who depend on goods and services from these ecosystems. EnviroAtlas is designed for people from all levels of ...
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Register Now for Pesticides, Farmworkers, Industry, and Environmental Justice, October 1, 2020, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m., via webinar
Innovations in agricultural chemicals have revolutionized and enhanced food production, but with progress come new challenges. Agricultural chemicals can have widespread impacts on ecosystems and human health, and marginalized communities -- children and farmworkers in particular -- can be especially vulnerable. Manufacturers, regulatory agencies, public health experts, and nonprofit ...
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How businesses can integrate ecosystem services into performance systems
Over the past decade, more companies have recognized the value that healthy ecosystems provide to business. Proactive companies have started managing their connection to ecosystems in order to avoid being blindsided by unexpected risks arising from the degradation of ecosystems. Today, many managers want to know how ecosystem service considerations can be integrated into business performance ...
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Globe Telecom Stays Committed To Corporate Sustainability
Recognizing the impact of environmental and social issues concerns on the global economy, Globe Telecom has reiterated its commitment in integrating sustainability in its core operations at the 2013 ASEAN Corporate Sustainability Summit held recently in Manila. “Globe Telecom is adding its voice to the clamor for green initiatives and sustainability,” said Yoly Crisanto, Globe Telecom’s ...
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Impact of insects to increase with climate change
Climate change could have long term adverse effects on European forests. New research predicts that increases in insect impacts could have damaging effects which are not generally accounted for in models predicting the effects of climate change on vegetation. Although it is well known that occasional insect plagues can severely affect forests, scientists have not studied the effect of normal ...
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New guide boosts business case for valuing ecosystem services
Representatives from over 60 organizations convened at the World Resources Institute on May 3 for the launch of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) Guide to Corporate Ecosystem Valuation. The Guide was motivated in part by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment’s conclusions that over half the benefits we receive from intact ecosystems have been lost or ...
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New directions for protecting deep-sea biodiversity
The deep sea is vulnerable to human impacts and environmental changes. A recent report provides an insight into deep-sea ecosystems and makes recommendations for future research and policies to protect deep-sea species and habitats. Two thirds of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean waters more than 200 metres deep, referred to collectively as the deep sea. Yet there remains a lack of ...
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