Mainstreaming nature - international approaches to biodiversity conservation

Author: Alexa Morrison

PDF Published: Thursday 12 Sep 2019 (SB19-60)

Image: An 'ecosystem resilience' duty and the wellbeing approach - Wales

Image: Game bird licensing - Sweden, Spain and France

Image: Rivers as legal persons - New Zealand, India and the US

Image: Valuing Natural Capital - National and regional investment banks

Image: Forest Resilience Bonds - USA

Image: National ecological networks - the Netherlands

Image: Citizen science networks - Germany and Australia

Image: Green infrastructure - Sweden, Denmark and Canada

Image: Rigs to reefs: Oil and gas decommissioning in the Gulf of Mexico - USA

Image: Biodiversity net gain and a Nature Recovery Network - England

Image: Public money for public goods - Croatia, Switzerland and Costa Rica

Image: Eco-labelling and procurement - Mexico, Germany and Norway

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