Business, biodiversity, and innovation in Brazil

IF 4 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.pecon.2022.12.002

Anna C. Fornero Aguiar , Fabio R. Scarano , Reinaldo L. Bozelli , Paulo D. Branco , Paula Ceotto , Vinicius F. Farjalla , Rafael Loyola , José Maria C. da Silva

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Official reports and academic studies call for profound and immediate transformations in how businesses relate to biodiversity. The urgency is such that the first draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) of the Convention of Biological Diversity has a specific target aimed at full sustainability in biodiversity practices in businesses by 2030. Brazil—a country with the greatest reservoir of biodiversity and the 12th largest economy on the planet —should be fertile ground for new developments and innovations on this front. However, the shortage of academic engagement with businesses in the country may impede this path. We propose six biodiversity-related innovation fronts and opportunities for engagement between high education institutions and companies in Brazil. We reviewed the literature regarding two sets of practices: pressing issues (including environmental licensing, biodiversity offsets, and conservation in private reserves), and new business opportunities (sustainable bioeconomy, access and benefit sharing – ABS, and environmental and social governance – ESG). Such themes have direct relevance to the Post-2020 GBF business sustainability target and potential national impact. There is plenty of room for academic engagement with businesses in all cases. Examples include supporting definition of metrics and standards, providing information systems to increase transparency, among others. In conclusion, we argue that an innovative mindset from corporations and academics will be necessary before Brazilian businesses can move on to develop innovative and sustainable processes and products related to biodiversity.

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巴西的商业、生物多样性和创新

官方报告和学术研究呼吁在企业与生物多样性的关系方面立即进行深刻的变革。鉴于这种紧迫性，《生物多样性公约》2020年后全球生物多样性框架(GBF)初稿提出了一个具体目标，旨在到2030年实现企业生物多样性实践的完全可持续性。巴西是世界上生物多样性最丰富的国家，也是世界第12大经济体，应该成为这方面新发展和创新的沃土。然而，该国缺乏与企业的学术接触可能会阻碍这条道路。我们提出了六个与生物多样性相关的创新前沿，以及巴西高等教育机构和企业之间的合作机会。我们回顾了关于两组实践的文献:紧迫问题(包括环境许可、生物多样性补偿和私人保护区保护)和新的商业机会(可持续生物经济、获取和利益分享——ABS，以及环境和社会治理——ESG)。这些主题与2020年后GBF商业可持续性目标和潜在的国家影响直接相关。在所有情况下，学术界与企业的接触都有很大的空间。例子包括支持度量和标准的定义，提供信息系统以增加透明度，等等。总之，我们认为，在巴西企业能够继续开发与生物多样性相关的创新和可持续的流程和产品之前，企业和学术界的创新思维是必要的。

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Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation

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7.80

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4.30%

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审稿时长

59 days

期刊介绍： Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation (PECON) is a scientific journal devoted to improving theoretical and conceptual aspects of conservation science. It has the main purpose of communicating new research and advances to different actors of society, including researchers, conservationists, practitioners, and policymakers. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation publishes original papers on biodiversity conservation and restoration, on the main drivers affecting native ecosystems, and on nature’s benefits to people and human wellbeing. This scope includes studies on biodiversity patterns, the effects of habitat loss, fragmentation, biological invasion and climate change on biodiversity, conservation genetics, spatial conservation planning, ecosystem management, ecosystem services, sustainability and resilience of socio-ecological systems, conservation policy, among others.