The World Council for Sustainable Development, with support from Meridian Institute and World Resources Institute has developed the Corporate Ecosystem Services Review (ESR).
"The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment - the first global audit of the world’s forests, wetlands, and other ecosystems - found that ecosystems have declined more rapidly and extensively over the past 50 years than at any other comparable time in human history. Left unchecked, this degradation jeopardizes not just the world’s biodiversity, but also its businesses. This is because companies depend on the services healthy ecosystems provide such as freshwater, wood, genetic resources, pollination, climate regulation, and natural hazard protection."
"This publication provides corporate managers with a proactive approach to making the connection between ecosystem change and their business goals. It introduces the Corporate Ecosystem Services Review - a structured methodology to help businesses develop strategies for managing risks and opportunities arising from their dependence and impact on ecosystems."
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