Corporate Biodiversity Management for Sustainable Growth

This book aims to cover the multitude of corporate approaches towards mainstreaming biodiversity conservation and ecological management in policies and action plans, and explores the roles of these efforts in achieving national and global targets for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The book addresses various aspects of corporate actions such as corporate environmental responsibility, green businesses, market-based approaches to biodiversity conservation, and biodiversity trade-offs, and includes concept papers, reviews, and case studies presenting qualitative and quantitative research. Additionally, the text compares and assesses examples of positive and negative impacts of corporate involvement in biodiversity conservation in developed and developing countries to identify innovative approaches, and the best practices and models that can be replicated in diverse environmental conditions. The studies included in the book will help those working in thefield of corporate involvement in biodiversity conservation, and outline the strengths and weaknesses of the approaches which will be useful for designing new environmental management action plans in the face of climate change. The book will also be of great value to researchers, academicians, policy makers, civil society groups, policy think tanks, and conservation managers.

Covers the multitude of approaches to mainstreaming biodiversity and ecological management Assesses the impacts of corporate involvement in biodiversity conservation worldwide Proposes environmental management policies and action plans for sustainable development

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Dr. Ravi Sharma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Energy and Environment at Symbiosis International University in Pune, India. His research interests include environmental management systems, life cycle assessment and sustainability, ecology, environmental monitoring, ecotourism, environmental impact assessment, and biodiversity.
Dr. Aparna Watve is a research scientist for the Biome Conservation Foundation in Pune, India. His research interests include biodiversity conservation, habitat restoration, ecosystem processes, sustainable livelihoods, participatory approaches to conservation, environmental impact assessment, and environment and society interactions.
Dr. Amitabh Pandey is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Anthropology and Sociology at the Indian Institute of Forest Management in Bhopal. His research interests include social entrepreneurship, sustainable livelihoods, corporate social responsibility, and adaptive management.

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