This issue of environment matters celebrates the 2010 international year of biodiversity and describes some of the … challenges and opportunities in protecting biodiversity for the benefit of humankind. From the world's highest mountain ranges to … Ecosystem Assessment showed, biodiversity is under severe threat, as ecosystems are being lost and degraded more rapidly and …

Biodiversity loss will be an increasingly important source of risk and opportunity for the insurance sector. The …. Understanding the physical and transition risks associated with biodiversity loss and working to mitigate the damage to biodiversity … biodiversity risks in several ways: as underwriters, as investors, and as corporate citizens. Insurers will be impacted both by …

This project (1996-2001), whose total cost was $1.6 million, intended to (a) protect critically endangered biodiversity … to these habitats; and (b) strengthen capacity for the management and monitoring of biodiversity restoration …

The Latin America and Caribbean Region has been at the forefront of global biodiversity conservation, dedicating 20 … presents examples of how the region is successfully exploring news ways and sources of finance for biodiversity conservation …. It is intended as an input to the global discussions on biodiversity financing drawing from a selective review of …