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'Biodiversity' at its simplest, refers to the variety of species inhabiting Planet Earth. It is essential to the well-being of the planet. There is now a scientific consensus around the current ongoing crisis in biodiversity arising from both climate change and human activities. Experts believe we are in the middle of a mass extinction of biodiversity with devastating consequences for our planet. Accounting for Biodiversity explores the need for companies to actively protect, conserve and improve biodiversity within their sphere of operation.
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Part I Introduction; 1 Accounting for biodiversity: rationale and overview; Part II Theoretical framework; 2 Creating a theoretical framework for biodiversity accounting; 3 Ecosystem and natural inventory biodiversity frameworks; 4 Accounting for biodiversity and ecosystem services from an EMA perspective: towards a standardised biodiversity footprint methodology; 5 Full cost accounting -- integrating biodiversity.
6 Biodiversity and regional authorities: a common-pool resources and accounting perspective7 Accounting for biodiversity -- a Deep Ecology perspective; Part III Practical applications; 8 Biodiversity, international conventions, government strategy and indicators: the case of the UK; 9 Biodiversity accountability in Brazil: the role of LIFE® Certification; 10 Forest certification and biodiversity accounting in the Congo basin countries; Part IV Alternative perspectives; 11 Corporate biodiversity reporting: exploring its anthropocentric nature.
12 Who speaks for the river? Exploring biodiversity accounting using an arena approach13 Accounting for biodiversity in nineteenth century Britain: William Morris and the defence of the fairness of the Earth; Part V Conclusion; 14 Conclusions.