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Initiative for Biodiversity Impact Indicators for Commodity Production

Standards and Biodiversity Report

The Initiative for Biodiversity Impact Indicators for Commodity Production was launched to compile the major cross-cutting impacts on biodiversity caused by agricultural commodity production in addition to developing a set of impact indicators.

For more background information please see the related concept note.

The final report was prepared by the by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in June 2017. It examines the intersection between voluntary sustainability standard and the conservation of biodiversity. The study identified several opportunities to leverage the impact of voluntary sustainability standards to prevent and slow biodiversity losses.

Read More here: The Standards and Biodiversity Report

Material

Workshop Report from Helsinki, 13. November 2015, of the Initiative for Biodiversity Impact Indicators for Commodity Production

Report on Biodiversity Impact Indicators for Commodity Production

Presentations given at the inaugural meeting during the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea: