Toward More Nature-Positive Outcomes: A Review of Corporate Disclosure and Decision Making on Biodiversity
Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
16(18), С. 8110 - 8110
Опубликована: Сен. 17, 2024
Loss
of
biodiversity
and
natural
degradation
are
vital
issues
that
have
significant
impacts
on
society
economy.
Businesses,
investors,
regulators
focused
corporate
efforts
to
support
nature-positive
activities.
This
review
provides
a
comprehensive
overview
the
importance
for
businesses,
its
materiality,
roles
mandatory
nonmandatory
regulations
in
environmental
reporting
sustainability
disclosure
frameworks.
It
also
discusses
descriptive
information
evolution
frameworks
by
comparing
most
prominent
frameworks,
with
key
focus
materiality
approach
biodiversity-related
recommendations.
Furthermore,
we
provide
recommendations
more
holistic
approaches
improve
future
focusing
impact
biodiversity.
Additionally,
demonstrate
necessity
greater
decision-making
paradigm.
Further
research
measure
innovative
trends
is
required
better
reflect
outcomes
sector
businesses.
Язык: Английский
Global sustainability scenarios lead to regionally different outcomes for terrestrial biodiversity
Environmental Research Letters,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
19(10), С. 104055 - 104055
Опубликована: Авг. 27, 2024
Abstract
Mitigating
climate
change
(CC)
and
reversing
biodiversity
decline
are
urgent
interconnected
global
priorities.
Strategies
to
address
both
crises
must
consider
the
relationships,
synergies
trade-offs
between
key
response
measures,
including
sustainable
production
consumption
patterns,
protected
areas
(PAs)
mitigation
policy
(CP).
In
this
paper,
we
review
a
large
set
of
scenarios
(
n
=
96)
from
Integrated
Model
Assess
Global
Environment
(IMAGE)
describing
future
development
land
use,
greenhouse
gas
emissions
their
impact
on
CC
biodiversity.
We
calculate
mean
temperature
increase
(GMTI)
Mean
Species
Abundance
(MSA)
plants,
metric
indicative
local
terrestrial
intactness.
The
includes
with
without
specific
CP
CC,
PA
for
demand
supply
sustainability
measures
such
as
increased
energy
efficiency
reduced
meat
consumption.
Our
findings
indicate
that
integrated
can
prevent
loss
at
scale,
yet
clear
regional
differences.
By
2050,
15
out
30
(50%)
least
30%
PAs
show
positive
MSA
changes
in
grasslands
tropical
non-forests
(Grass
&
TnF),
but
only
1
(3%)
does
so
forests
(TF).
demonstrate
pasture
food/feed
crops
main
drivers
Grass
TnF
high
levels
conversion
2100,
28
46
(60%)
restrict
2
°C
or
less
2100
result
TF,
13
(28%)
do
TnF,
reflecting
larger
impacts
use
latter
region.
These
results
underscore
importance
time
regionally-tailored
approaches
crises.
Язык: Английский
Indicators to quantify biodiversity gains for compensation and mineland rehabilitation in the Eastern Amazon
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
96(3)
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
To
connect
the
protection
of
natural
resources
to
economic
development,
environmental
rehabilitation
is
a
promising
way
repair
and
compensate
for
impacts
on
biodiversity
ecosystem
services.
Here,
we
aimed
compare
select
potential
indicators
success
different
rehabilitating
ecosystems
quantify
gains
in
services
within
Impact
Mitigation
Hierarchy.
We
sampled
nine
variables
along
chronosequences
from
(i)
iron
mining
waste
piles,
(ii)
sand
quarries,
(iii)
compensation
areas
Carajás
National
Forest.
From
that,
computed
status,
i.e.,
proportion
enhancements
compared
overall
trajectory,
statistically
validated
that
best
described
status.
With
mean
status
oldest
stages
52,
71,
74%,
respectively,
confirmed
activities
were
able
generate
considerable
biodiversity.
In
all
cases,
Shannon
diversity,
phylogenetic
diversity
Leaf
Area
Index
performed
better
than
did
other
indices,
encouraging
increased
use
these
indices
upscale
monitoring
activities.
Consistent
across
distinct
projects
highlight
importance
maximizing
tree
canopy
closure
increase
Язык: Английский
Formation of vegetation at a reclaimed clay quarry in the Middle Ural taiga forest area (on the example of a quarry in Yekaterinburg)
Forestry Engineering Journal,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(2), С. 70 - 87
Опубликована: Авг. 30, 2024
The
study
of
vegetation
on
disturbed
lands
is
necessary
to
solve
environmental
problems
and
restore
the
natural
potential
such
areas
as
soon
possible.
paper
presents
a
taxation
characterization
15-30-year-old
mixed
stands
artificial
origin
growing
in
reclaimed
clay
quarry.
Species
composition,
projective
cover
aboveground
phytomass
absolutely
dry
form
living
ground
were
determined.
Field
data
collected
using
common
methods:
sample
plots
survey
plots.
39
species
recorded,
which
classified
into
13
families
5
cenotypes.
proportion
distribution
by
cenotypes,
well
ratio
are
presented.
degree
floristic
composition
commonality
studied
communities
herbaceous
plants,
determined
Jaccard
coefficient,
small
(from
0.24
0.57).
It
was
established
that
conditions
research
area
at
quarries,
it
possible
highly
productive
plantations
with
predominance
coniferous
species.
At
plots,
dominated
from
legumes
(Fabaceae),
bluegrasses
(Poaceae),
Asteraceae
(Asteraceae).
dominant
terms
different
following:
red
clover
(Trifolium
pratense
L.),
dandelion
(Taraxacum
officinale
Wigg.),
tufted
vetch
(Vicia
cracca
velvety
bentgrass
(Agrostis
canina
smooth
meadow-grass
(Poa
pratensis
meadow
vetchling
(Lathyrus
wood
millet
(Milium
effusum
coltsfoot
(Tussilago
farfara
sylvatica
L.).
Plants
forest-meadow
cenotypes
predominate
under
canopy
stands.
latter
an
indication
forest
environment
has
not
been
formed
During
biological
stage
quarry
reclamation
Middle
Ural
Taiga
area,
recommended
sow
plants
(Fabaceae)
bluegrass
most
widespread
within
Язык: Английский