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Financial sector action needed to tackle biodiversity crisis

Jacqueline Duiker (VBDO), Romie Goedicke (IUCN NL) - 03/08/2020

What do a conservationist, a sustainable investor and De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) have in common? In the recent report, ‘Biodiversity and the financial sector: a cross-pollination’, DNB and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) show that loss of biodiversity poses […]

Climate change on the agenda, but is it enough?

Jacqueline Duiker - 17/04/2020

Countries have agreed in the Paris Climate accord to limit the increase of global temperatures to a maximum of 1.5°C. To achieve this goal, countries will need to move towards climate neutral economies, in which net-CO2e emissions are reduced to […]

How to stimulate mining in a responsible and transparent manner?

12/12/2018

Mark van der Wal Senior Expert Extractives IUCN NL mark.vanderwal@iucn.nl Due to its specific nature, the mining industry is negatively impacting on biodiversity and the environment in general in many countries. Together with other NGOs and companies, IUCN NL aims […]