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IUCN teams up with Nespresso
IUCN is teaming up with Nestlé Nespresso to make the aluminium, which the company uses for its coffee capsules, more sustainable. Wild Talk speaks to Andrea Athanas, from IUCN's Business and Biodiversity Programme, about the aluminium life cycle and the hope that this initiative will encourage others in the industry to follow suit. To listen, click here. …
01 Feb 2010 | Audio
REDD needs more private sector involvement
Until now most of the work on REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) is being led by the public sector and non-governmental organizations in particular. This has to change, according to Chris Knight, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who is involved in The Forests Dialogue, which IUCN helped develop. He says that REDD might not work if it is developed without significant input from the private sector. …
01 Oct 2009 | Audio
The greener side of business
As businesses gather at IUCN for Business Week, we talk to some companies about how they are contributing to sustainable development and ask how biodiversity loss is affecting their business. …
21 Oct 2009 | Audio
Pavan Sukhdev on the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity
Pavan Sukhdev, an economist, is the Head of Deutsche Bank's Global Market Business in India. He believes that Economics should be at the center of the debate on ecosystems and biodiversity preservation. …
11 Oct 2008 | Video
