Report: "Business and Ecosystems: Issue Brief I - Ecosystem Challenges and Business Implications", WBCSD, WRI, Earthwatch, IUCN, 2006.
Report: Link
The report outlines the challenges and risks facing business from the following ecosystem crises:
- water scarcity,
- habitat change,
- biodiversity loss
- invasive species,
- overexploitation of oceans,
- nutrient overloading,
- climate change.
Risks fall into four categories: operational, regulatory, reputational, and access to capital.
The report stresses the importance of developing an "ecosystem marketplace" to deliver payment for ecosystem services - eg a levy on fresh water supply to fund upstream catchment conservation, in payment for the service of clean water.
The the report was sponsored by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Earthwatch Institute, the World Conservation Union (IUCN), and the World Resources Institute (WRI).
WRI page: Link
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