Publication POST 2010 BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY – STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS: Statement of the lead partner of the LIFE+ project

Release date 14/12/2010
Contributor Gordon Sillence
Author European Business and Biodiversity Campaign
Publication year 2010
Issue date
Country Europe
Keywords Biodiversity
Page(s) 1
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In January 2010 the European Business and Biodiversity Campaign supported by the EU LIFE+ Programme was initiated. The main objectives of this communication campaign which is led by the Global Nature Fund are:

• Improve the awareness and understanding among corporate decision makers about impacts of business operations and about business opportunities in relation to biodiversity conservation.

• Promote biodiversity partnerships between business, NGOs and other stakeholders.

• Improve the quality of biodiversity partnerships between business, NGOs and other stakeholders.

• Provide information about existing Business and Biodiversity Initiatives such as the EU Business and Biodiversity Initiative/Technical Platform, IUCN Countdown 2010, Germany’s Business and Biodiversity Initiative and other national and regional initiatives.

• Disseminate information and demonstrate methodologies and tools that help businesses to assess and mitigate their impacts on biodiversity.

• Refinement of the global challenge of loss of biodiversity to the local level and motivation and support of concrete action at local and regional level by SMEs.