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Category Archives: Biodiversity and carbon

The role of nature in carbon off-setting

UN REDD+ and the Green Economy

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A new publication by UNEP on developments around REDD+ makes interesting reading. The original Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) proposition emerged from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change […]

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Agro-eco, Biodiversity and carbon, Biodiversity policy, Business and biodiversity, Ecosystem services, News

Indonesia – forest carbon scheme steps up a notch…

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Back in June 2013 I wrote a blog on the Ribma Raya project in a prime area for Orang Utan conservation  in Kalimantan, Indonesia. I reported how through various political machinations […]

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Biodiversity and carbon, Biodiversity policy, Business and biodiversity, News

Biodiversity digitally recorded from the air

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Here is a really great TED talk from Greg Asner on the work of the Carnegie Airborne Observatory programme. This massive computerized sensor system which uses multiple lasers and imaging […]

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Biodiversity and carbon, Biodiversity policy, Ecosystem services

Come Big Freeze or Heat Wave

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Extremes of weather should not be just boom-days for energy company’s profits. Energy companies including British Gas and Centrica have reporting significant profits explained in part by the cold weather […]

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Biodiversity and carbon, Biodiversity policy, Green intrastructure

TEEB for Business reports

June 20, 2013by Dr Robert Bloomfield Leave a comment

The TEEB for Business Coalition is a private sector initiative established in late 2012 which aims to build a global base of organisations committed to incorporating natural capital accounting into […]

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Biodiversity and carbon, Business and biodiversity, Ecosystem services, Monitoring supply chains

Perseverance pays: Rimba Raya certified as the world’s largest REDD project

June 13, 2013by Dr Robert Bloomfield 2 Comments

Back in 2010 the UN Convention on Biological Diversity made much in its Aichi Targets for the decade of developing ‘novel-funding mechanisms’ to support conservation efforts. One approach had been […]

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Biodiversity and carbon, Biodiversity offsetting, Biodiversity policy, Business and biodiversity, News

Lost tribes or global stewards?

April 3, 2013by Dr Robert Bloomfield 2 Comments

‘At the heart of biodiversity stewardship is the opportunity to build a new relationship between indigenous peoples and Nation States…’  Brazilian photographer Salgado’s new exhibition Genesis aims to highlight “the […]

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Arts, Biodiversity and carbon, Biodiversity policy, Citizen science, Ecosystem services, Engagement, Health & well-being, Science
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Useful links to biodiversity reports

February 11, 2013by Dr Robert Bloomfield Leave a comment

I have added a new resource page to bioDiverse, starting with links to some of the most influential reports at the science-policy interface.

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Biodiversity and carbon, Biodiversity policy, Business and biodiversity, Ecosystem services, Health & well-being

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