Sub-national governments have a key role in delivering on national and international biodiversity commitments. Drawing … examines the policy instruments that subnational governments can leverage to deliver positive biodiversity outcomes. The paper … highlights, among other things, the need to: develop clear and measurable biodiversity targets at sub-national level; incorporate …

This Policy Brief focuses on the vital role of biodiversity for human life and the importance of integrating … biodiversity considerations into the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. The Brief first outlines how biodiversity loss is a key … economy. Investing in the conservation, sustainable use and restoration of biodiversity can help to address these risks, while …

destroying biodiversity at an unprecedented rate, posing significant but often overlooked risks to the economy, the financial … G7 and other countries in four key areas: measuring and mainstreaming biodiversity; aligning budgetary and fiscal policy … with biodiversity; embedding biodiversity in the financial sector; and improving biodiversity outcomes linked to …

The implementation of biodiversity policies will often benefit different groups to a greater or lesser degree. For … example, in establishing a property right to facilitate management of a biodiversity-related resource, people who previously … concepts and tools for addressing distributive issues in biodiversity policy. It will help policy makers put together …

This book is a collection of papers from the OECD meeting on Agri-biodiversity Indicators held jointly with the EU and … international organisations in November 2001, in Zurich-Rechkenhols, Switzerland. A key outcome was to establish a common agri-biodiversity … framework that helps understand the complexity of agri-biodiversity linkages. Papers cover the following topics; agricultural …

, valuable biodiversity will continue to be lost. Because of the inherent complexity of biological systems, and the range of … the appropriate signals to prevent biodiversity loss. This unique Handbook draws on the experiences described in 22 case … biodiversity conservation, and the sustainable use of its components. It identifies the incentive measures that are most suitable …

Biodiversity and ecosystem services provide tangible benefits for society, such as food provisioning, water … human health, well being and economic growth. Yet biodiversity is declining worldwide and, in some areas, this loss is … accelerating. The need for policies that promote the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services is …

The importance of biodiversity valuation is widely understood in academia and is increasingly used in policy making and …), recognises that "economic valuation of biodiversity and biological resources is an important tool for well-targeted and … ethical valuation in the development of relevant incentive measures" (CBD COP Decision IV/10). Biodiversity valuation should …