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Source: Jochen Klöck
They need a lot of money for this big expansion. And this is to be collected with the help of so-called biodiversity credits: vouchers for species protection that AMES has just put on the market. The concept behind it is also supported by the United Nations.
How it should work, plus the most important questions and answers:
Is that Biodiversity Credits?
In German they are also known as “gender diversity certificates”. They are trade organizations that provide financial support for the protection and promotion of biological diversity. Anyone who buys such credits contributes money to projects that preserve or restore biodiversity on earth, for example by protecting areas of outstanding biodiversity or through reforestation or regeneration.
Experts hope that the certificates will increase in value and can be resold at a profit at some point. No one can guarantee yet if it will work this way.
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Who can sell biodiversity credits?
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Who should buy biodiversity credits?
With Biodiversity Credits, companies can take environmental responsibility, reduce their ecological footprints and comply with EU sustainability guidelines. Governments can buy biodiversity credits as part of their commitments to conserve natural areasor to compensate for environmental damage caused by infrastructure projects.
Investors who rely on sustainable financial returns see biodiversity credits as an opportunity to achieve financial and ecological returns. Private individuals can also purchase biodiversity credits to contribute directly to environmental protection.
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How important are biodiversity beliefs for global species protection?
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The UN estimates that the funding gap is well over 600 billion euros per year. All the experts agree that this money will not come from grants or through government programs.
That is why all players hope that biodiversity credits will develop a market worth billions through which the global protection of species can be promoted. Today, no one can predict with certainty whether and how well it will work.
Source: ZDF
2024-11-09 19:27:00
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