http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/04/14/sustainable-business-biodiversity Comments for "Sustainable Business & Biodiversity" en http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/04/14/sustainable-business-biodiversity#comment-669 <p>If you are interested in biodiversity friendly businesses you may be interested in the Wine and Biodiversity initiative that is flourishing in the Western Cape, South Africa. See <a href="http://www.bwi.co.za/" title="http://www.bwi.co.za/">http://www.bwi.co.za/</a> Contct details of the persons concerned are on the site. </p><p>Regards</p><p>Dennis Laidler </p><br class="clear" /> Mon, 29 May 2006 16:11:18 -0400 Dennis Laidler comment 669 at http://www.nextbillion.net http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/04/14/sustainable-business-biodiversity <p>Just a short posting for those of you interested on what is being done to scale up biodiversity friendly businesses.  This was sent me to me by <a href="http://www.new-ventures.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=content&IDsecao=62">Mareike Hussels</a> my colleague at WRI's <a href="http://www.new-ventures.org/">New Ventures</a> program, a business accellerator for sustainable business.  She attended an event in Brazil on biodiversity and enterprise creation and was particularly impressed by the caliber of the <a href="http://www.fbds.org.br/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=58" target="_blank">participants</a> at <a href="http://www.fbds.org.br/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=58">the event</a>.  Mareike thought that the meeting could represent the start of a renewed interest in SMEs that offer biodiversity-related services.  Check it out to see if you agree.</p><br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/04/14/sustainable-business-biodiversity">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/04/14/sustainable-business-biodiversity#comment Business Development Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:35:52 -0400 sara standish 2532 at http://www.nextbillion.net