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<DIV>A Guide to Biodiversity for the Private Sector<BR>Source: International
Finance Corporation<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.ifc.org/BiodiversityGuide">http://www.ifc.org/BiodiversityGuide</A><BR><BR>The
International Finance Corporation, the private arm of the World Bank, launched
this Web-based guide to help companies operating in emerging markets understand,
manage, and benefit from biodiversity. The guide provides an overview of issues
surrounding biodiversity, including its importance to society and the
relationship of biodiversity to business. Through examples and links to other
information, this tool shows users how they can manage the business risks from
biodiversity issues, and how they can capitalize on business opportunities --
such as new markets -- that are associated with biodiversity maintenance and
protection.<BR><BR>The guide also features sector-specific biodiversity issues
for ten major industry sectors, as well as several case studies on how companies
(including a number of IFC clients) have addressed biodiversity issues in their
business operations.<BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>