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Accessing ng & & interpreting b ng biodi diversity i infor

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n for h hig igh le level b l bio iodiversit ity screen eening

Dr Dr Euge geni nie R Rega gan, n, I IBAT M Mana nager Nadine ne M McCormick, G Globa bal B Busine ness & & Biodi

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Pro rogramme, IUCN CN

April 2018

Our ur q questions & your ur a ans nswers:

268 respondents as of yesterday. Thank you!

• 1. As part of your work, you include information on protec

ected ed a areas, Key ey Biodive versity A y Areas, & Red L d List of

• f Spe

pecies.

• 2. The tools you use to access these data include: IUCN, gov

governm nment da databa bases, P Prot

• tected

d Plane net, G Googl

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Earth, GBIF, C CONABIO, & SANBI 3.

• 3. How
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familiar are y you w

• u with

h IBAT? 58% not at all familiar with IBAT, 32% limited familiarity, 10% quite or very familiar

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Agenda

• 1. WHY is biodiversity important to consider
• 2. HOW to consider biodiversity in project developments
• 3. ABOUT the new IBAT portal
• 4. Q&A

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Impa pacts t to

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biodi

• diversity a

and nd ecos

• system s

services pos pose risks ks t to

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busine ness, inc nclud uding ng r regul gulator

• ry & reput

putation

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Over er ha half of

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delays t to

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& ga gas pr proj

• jects a

are attribut uted d to non

• non-technica

ical issu ssues, s, w with so social conf

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env nvironm

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resour

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being ng the he singl ngle bi bigge ggest fac actor.

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Twen enty years of

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delays in n Cos

• sta Rica
• A seri

ries s of delays s & mine closu sures s over 20 years rs were the result of public outcry over impacts to biodiversity at Infinito Gold's Las Crucitas gold mine.

• Protestors were angr

ngry abo bout impa pacts to

• bi

biod

• diversity, such as

macaws, while successive Costa Rican governments issued and then withdrew open pit mining licences.

• Company losses in investment alone were estimated around

USD$9 $94 4 millio illion.

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Sustai ainab able c compan anies outcompet ete e thei eir compe petitor

• rs
• The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index comprises gl

globa

• bal

sustain inabil ilit ity le leaders.

• For investors, the DJSI is one of the most significant

nt benc nchm hmarks for measuring the development of the he wor

• rld’s mos
• st sus

ustainable compa pani nies.

• Companies with strong sustainability scores out
• utperform other

companies listed on the DJ World Index.

• ‘Prot
• tection
• n of biodi

diversity’ is one of the DJSI criteria.

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Goo

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practice risk m management creates m many ny po positive

• pp

pportunities

Securing a license to

• perate

Maintaining access to capital Reducing

• perating

costs Enhancing reputation & brand Improving productivity & staff morale Increasing market access

After IFC’s biodiversity business risks

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Agenda

• 1. WHY is biodiversity important to consider
• 2. HOW to consider biodiversity in project developments
• 3. ABOUT the new IBAT portal
• 4. Q&A

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The Value of the IUCN Red List for Business Decision‐Making, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, First published: 09 February 2017, DOI: (10.1111/conl.12353)

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The Value of the IUCN Red List for Business Decision‐Making, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, First published: 09 February 2017, DOI: (10.1111/conl.12353)

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The Value of the IUCN Red List for Business Decision‐Making, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, First published: 09 February 2017, DOI: (10.1111/conl.12353)

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Poll question n 1: 1: What i is y your background?

• Consultant
• Government
• Academia or research institution
• NGO or civil society organisation
• Private sector/business
• Other

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Poll question n 2: 2: Is a accessing b biodi diversity infor

• rmation a

a cha hallenge f for you?

• Very challenging
• Somewhat challenging
• A little challenging
• Not at all challenging
• Not relevant

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Agenda

• 1. WHY is biodiversity important to consider
• 2. HOW to consider biodiversity in project developments
• 3. ABOUT the new IBAT portal
• 4. Q&A

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Pr Pre-webi bina nar qu question - Wha hat key improv

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would y you u like to see i in bi biodi diversity data di dissemina nation?

• Needs

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hy

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pen sour

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larly ly upda updated

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nk with h environm

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ntal & social safegua guards ds

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ibilit ity for

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cons

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urement nt of change nge

• Consistenc

ncy & transpa parenc ncy

• Classif

ificatio ion & & ana naly lysis is of

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impact

• Bigg

gger num number of

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datasets availa lable i in one n one t too

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• Minim

imis isin ing the he misin interpretatio ion of

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data

• Mor
• re a

affordable & easil ily a available le f for

• r com
• mmercia

ial us users

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The he new I IBAT p portal

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Key ey f fea eatures:

• One-stop-shop for protected areas, Key Biodiversity Areas, & Red

List of Species data

• The only place to access these data for commercial use
• Generate IFC PS6, GRI & custom reports
• Create portfolio of sites
• Download data direct from source

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Pri ricing ng

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How cons

• nsultants can

n access IBAT?

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Wh Why a cos

• st for
• r som
• me of
• f the

he IBAT services?

Estimated annual cost of maintaining & updating global datasets is $6.5 to $14m

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Our r users rs

• “A must for any project on biodiversity conservation” Mott MacDonald
• “IBAT gives us access to experts on data and biodiversity that we can’t

get anywhere else” Conrad Savy, IFC

• "making a real contribution to the management of biodiversity issues

within our oil and gas operations worldwide.“ Paola Maria Pedroni, eni

• “…

invaluable to us and our projects for optimal biodiversity management.” Steven Dickinson, Total

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QUE UEST STIONS? S?

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Cont ntact

Euge geni nie R Rega gan

eugenie.regan@ibat-alliance.org

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ibat-alliance.org

www.iaia.org

Other biodiversity resources from IAIA

www.iaia.org/publications.php

• Key Citations on Biodiversity – 6 separate topic areas
• FasTips:
• No. 5: Biodiversity Assessment
• No. 13: Ecosystem Services in SEA for Spatial Planning
• Best Practice Principles Series:

Biodiversity in Impact Assessment Publishing EIA-Related Primary Biodiversity Data: GBIF Best Practice Guide

conferences.iaia.org/wdc2017/presentations.php

• Presentations from IAIA’s 2017 biodiversity symposium on

“Mainstreaming the Mitigation Hierarchy in Impact Assessment”