ECNC

This programme mainstreams nature and biodiversity concerns into economic sector’s policies and operations.

Economic activity is one of the major drivers of biodiversity loss; and Europe is still loosing biodiversity at an alarming rate. Practically all businesses have an impact on biodiversity, either through their supply chain or through investments they make. Therefore, ECNC promotes the practical integration of biodiversity issues in the financial and economic sectors and facilitates investment in biodiversity-related business. As well, ECNC promotes economic thinking in the biodiversity sector and addresses the market-based approach to conservation and viable use of biodiversity and its ecosystem services.

Clearing House Mechanism
Comprehensive knowledge on various aspects of biodiversity finance is stored in the ECNC Biodiversity Finance Clearing House Mechanism (CHM). The purpose of this CHM is to serve various user groups and to facilitate understanding and access to additional financial resources for biodiversity conservation. 

Brief on bioenergy and biodiversity
The global increase in land put aside for growing crops that can be processed for the production of bioenergy has become a topic of intense discussion amongst the press and media, politicians, researchers, nature conservationists and environmentalists and the interested public. There are serious implications for food production and prices, and also for the main goal of ECNC – the conservation of nature and its biodiversity.
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Business and Biodiversity Programme Manager: Vineta Goba

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