Essays about: "No-Net-Loss"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word No-Net-Loss.

  1. 1. From net-zero to nature-positive: Perspectives on definitions and uses of an emerging concept

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Olof Gustaf Hallgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Nature-positive; nature positive; net-zero; no net loss; net positive; net gain; nature futures framework; biodiversity offsetting; transformation; corporate biosphere stewardship; sustainable business models;

    Abstract : ‘Nature-positive’ (NP) is emerging as an increasingly used term, intended to encompass goals aimed at reversing the global decline in biodiversity and the incessant destruction of ecosystems. The 1. READ MORE

  3. 2. Factors for Driving Nature Positive Bio diversity : A Case Study on the Wind Energy Sector in Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Niharika Dayaneni; Kaigeng Xu; [2023]
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    Abstract : Biodiversity plays a crucial role in global sustainability. Its decline, due to overexploitation and the inadequacy of existing strategies calls for innovative approaches. In recent years, the link between biodiversity and business strategy has gained focus, with many researchers emphasizing companies' role in its protection. READ MORE

  4. 3. Detaljplan som verktyg för ekologisk kompensation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Clara Ek; Lisa Hjelm; [2020]
    Keywords : ekologisk kompensation; kompensation; biologisk mångfald; ekosystemtjänster; gröna värden; kompensationsåtgärder; fysisk planering; detaljplanering; ekologisk hållbarhet;

    Abstract : Grönområden konkurrerar idag med exploatering av byggnader och infrastruktur. Dock har grönska kommit att uppmärksammas allt mer i samband med pågående urbanisering och förtätning där den biologiska mångfalden påverkas negativt. Grönområden har även visat sig ha en viktig roll i anpassningen till rådande klimatförändringar. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ecological compensation and mineral extraction : a rocky path

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Annie Burman; [2020]
    Keywords : No-Net-Loss; License to trash; Sustainable development; Sustainability science; Conservation; Mining; Biodiversity offsets; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Ecological compensation builds on the idea of substitutability, meaning that destroyed values can be replaced or substituted with new values that are equal to the ones lost. Through this equivalence between “lost” and “gained” values compensation is meant to allow dynamic economic development without causing irreversible biodiversity loss. READ MORE

  6. 5. Environmental issues from sugarcane plantations in Brazil and how to handle them with market-based instruments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Freja Milton; [2019]
    Keywords : Market-based instruments; environmental offsets; Payments for ecosystem services; PES; Brazil; bioplastic; biopolymer; sugarcane; certification; environmental impacts from sugarcane cultivations.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This study is a literature review of three market-based instruments used for land management; environmental offsets, payments for ecosystem services (PES) and certification, and how they could be used to mitigate environmental impacts from sugarcane cultivation in Brazil when purchasing biopolymers. The study showed that certification is the most common market-based instrument in Brazil. READ MORE