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Biodiversity - Get informed

Get Informed!

Conventional consumption patterns have manifold impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services worldwide. In our virtual library below, you’ll find information on priority areas and key leverage points for sustainable consumption choices that protect biodiversity. Our infographics illustrate the “hot topics” and give consumers clear recommendations on priority issues that have a high impact. In addition, two briefing documents summarise how to integrate the protection of biodiversity into policy agendas and business strategies.

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To stop biodiversity loss, we must change the way we produce and consume. Let’s take a closer look at the fashion sector and how it affects biodiversity! Find out how you can choose and use your clothes to make a difference: to sustainable consumption choices that protect biodiversity.

Infographics

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Policy Brief: Integrating biodiversity into sustainable production and consumption activities – The way forward for policy makers

How can policy-makers integrate biodiversity into their sustainable production and consumption agendas? This policy brief recommends essential measures and policy instruments.

Policy Brief: Integrating biodiversity into sustainable production and consumption activities – The way forward for businesses

How can businesses promote sustainable production and consumption to protect biodiversity? This policy brief highlights key business activities and priority sectors.

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Virtual Library

Find out more about the impacts of consumption on biodiversity and ecosystem services in our virtual library.

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The study addresses actors in the field of sustainable consumption on both the national and international level such as, for...

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Biodiversity loss is one of the principal global challenges in pursuit of the sustainable development goals, in particular...

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Three training modules for farm advisors, certifiers and for quality and product manager in companies have been developed and...

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In combination with the agricultural sector, food processors and food retailers have a huge impact on biodiversity. Despite...

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This report has collected biodiversity assessment methods that are being used by the member organizations involved in the...

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The first section of this report provides a description of key existing methodologies and tools to evaluate biodiversity, and...

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The recommendations have been published within the EU LIFE Initiative "Biodiversity in Standards and Labels for the Food...