Capacity-Building for Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

The following links may be of use in extracting further information regarding impact assessment; the practice and legislation regarding IA activities, species and geographical information. Some links are repeated in different sections of the site, as their use extends to many areas.

Collaborating partners

International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)

<http://www.iaia.org/>

Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme (BBOP)

<http://www.forest-trends.org/biodiversityoffsetprogram/> A short summary of BBOP and what it does is available to download here. (pdf xxKb)

Endangered Wildlife Trust of South Africa (EWT)

<http://www.ewt.org.za/home.aspx>

IUCN: the World Conservation Union

<http://www.iucn.org/>

South African Institute for Environmental Assessment (SAIEA)

<http://www.saiea.com/>

UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum (UKOTCF)

<http://www.ukotcf.org/>

de Villiers Brownlie Associates

[no website at this time]

General links

Biodiversity Economics website

Sponsored by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and WWF, we promote economic approaches to conservation by sharing documents, contacts and information about upcoming events.
<http://biodiversityeconomics.org/>

Business and Biodiversity resource centre

<http://www.businessandbiodiversity.org/>

Convention on Biological Diversity

<http://www.biodiv.org/default.shtml>

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)

<http://www.cites.org/>

Convention on Migratory Species

<http://www.cms.int/>

Energy and Biodiversity Initiative (EBI)

<http://www.theebi.org/>

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment assessed the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being. From 2001 to 2005, the MA involved the work of more than 1,360 experts worldwide. Their findings provide a state-of-the-art scientific appraisal of the condition and trends in the world's ecosystems and the services they provide, as well as the scientific basis for action to conserve and use them sustainably
<http://www.millenniumassessment.org/en/index.aspx>

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

<http://www.unccd.int/convention/menu.php>

UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) is a collaboration between the United Nations Environment Programme, the world's foremost intergovernmental organization, and WCMC 2000, a UK-based charity.
<http://www.wcmc.org.uk>