Publisher:

Instytut Rozwoju Wsi i Rolnictwa Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Abstract:

The red lists of species threatened with extinction and of disappearing natural habitats grow longer and the pace of the natural environment's degradation and loss of biological diversity increases every year. In this context it is an extremely important fact that a considerable part of biological diversity is being used for economic purposes and is subject to the influence - both negative and positive, of such use. Amounts needed to stop the degradation of the natural environment and halt the loss of biological diversity far exceed the financial abilities of public institutions and funds. It is impossible to ensure a long-term and effective protection of the natural environment without the participation of its users - entrepreneurs and entities financing investments that are linked to the business sector. This conviction resulted in the decisions of the Strategy of Sustainable Development adopted by the European Union in 2001, in the decisions of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, and in the Business and Biodiversity Initiative launched by EU in 2007. Many examples can be quoted which prove that enterprises based on the use of natural resources can play an active and positive role in the protection and balanced use of these resources. It is necessary to create advisory and economic instruments assisting and encouraging enterprises to undertake dedicated economic activity, which is designed to ensure the simultaneous achievement of expected economic and environmental results.

References:

European Commission, 2001: The European Sustainable Development Strategy 2001. Gotheburg (http://ec.europa.eu/sustainable/sds2001/index_en.htm).
European Commission, 2002: The Sixth Environment Action Programme of the European Community 2002–2012. Brussels (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/newprg/index.htm).
European Commission, 2004: Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament. Financing Natura 2000. COM (2004) 431 final. Brussels (http://eur-lex.europa. eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ. do? uri=COM: 2004: 0431: FIN: EN: PDF
European Commission, 2006: Communication from the Commission – Halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010 – and beyond – Sustaining ecosystem services for human well-being. COM/2006/0216 final, Brussels (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/biodiversity/comm2006/bap_2006.htm).
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Komisja Europejska, 2006: Nowa definicja MŚP. Poradnik dla użytkowników i wzór oświadczenia. Wspólnoty Europejskie (http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/files/sme_definition/sme_user_guide_pl.pdf).
Organizacja Narodów Zjednoczonych, 1992: Konwencja o Różnorodności Biologicznej, Rio de Janeiro (http://biodiv.mos.gov.pl/biodiv/app/articlesFill. do? documentId=406).

Relation:

Wieś i Rolnictwo

Issue:

1 (146)

Start page:

218

End page:

227

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:241829 ; doi:10.53098/wir.2010.1.146/14 ; 0137-1673 (print); 2657-5213 (on-line)

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Language:

pl

Language of abstract:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license

Terms of use:

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Digitizing institution:

Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Institute of Rural and Agriculture Development of the PAS

Projects co-financed by:

"Development of scientific journals" program - Ministry of Science and Higher Education (project number RCN/SP/0473/2021/1)

Access:

Open