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Women in Conservation

Posted 11th March 2024

  In the vast landscape of wildlife and biodiversity conservation, women globally have played instrumental roles for driving transformative change through collaboration and collective action. From grassroots initiatives to global advocacy campaigns, women have challenged gender norms and stereotypes while pioneering innovative approaches to environmental stewardship. Figures like Rachel Carson, whose seminal work “Silent Spring” […]

Call for Ecologists

Posted 8th February 2024

International Biodiversity Consultants Ltd (IBC) is an independent Biodiversity and Ecology specialist consultancy dedicated to conserving and enhancing the environment through Nature-based Solutions. We are working with our clients worldwide and provide them with technical support in their efforts to: minimise their ecological footprint across their activities, value chains, and operation; enhance biodiversity on their […]

Welcoming Sarah and Diego to IBC

Posted 7th February 2024

IBC are happy to announce that Sarah Banet-Eugene and Diego Toscano Medina have joined IBC’s Team of Associates. Sarah’s background as a wildlife conservationist and ecologist has taken her to East and West Africa and several countries in Southeast Asia. Her expert focus is in primate conservation with technical experience in conducting wildlife surveys, ecological […]

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Conserving Biodiversity in Belgium Agriculture

Posted 30th September 2023

The crucial role of agroecology and sustainable farming   What is biodiversity and what is its importance? Biodiversity, often referred to as the variety of life on Earth, encompasses a wide range of species, ecosystems, and genetic diversity. Biodiversity plays a fundamental role in shaping the health of ecosystems, supporting human well-being, and maintaining the […]

Welcoming our new Associate, Enyi Emmanuel Nfor

Posted 28th July 2023

We are pleased to welcome Enyi Emmanuel Nfor to our IBC Associates Team. Emmanuel holds a B.Sc. in Biology, an M.Sc. in Biology: Biodiversity; Conservation and Restoration and an M.Sc. in Water Sustainability: Integrating Technology and Nature-based Solutions; and is working towards an M.Sc. in Statistical Data Analysis. Emmanuel’s professional and academic experience covers areas […]

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IBC celebrates UN Biodversity Day 2023

Posted 23rd May 2023

The United Nations Biodiversity Day is a great event to celebrate biodiversity both locally and globally. In previous years IBC have been involved with events organized by some of its clients. In 2022, the team presented to one of its global clients with over 6,000 staff. The event was televised live and recorded and gave […]

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The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Biodiversity

Posted 12th December 2022

Summary The new EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) was finally approved on 28 November 2022 and provides a huge boost meaning that all publicly listed companies, companies with +250 employees and non-EU companies with a net turnover of EUR 150 million will be required to publicly disclose their environmental and social impact activities across […]

Business Systems and Biodiversity

The End of Business as Usual?

Posted 3rd December 2022

By our guest blogger: Pakhi Das Abstract Biodiversity and ecosystem services form the foundation of global economies and underpin all economic activities and human well-being. With almost 40% of the global economy derived from the direct use of biodiversity, more than 50% of the world’s GDP is moderate to heavily dependent on nature and its […]

WELCOMING OUR NEW ASSOCIATE, CLAIRE BEVERLEY

Posted 16th November 2022

We are pleased to welcome Claire Beverley to our Team of Associates. Claire’s academic background is in Applied Biology and Biological Crop Protection. She is also a certified Agile and PRINCE2 Senior Project and Programme Manager amongst other qualifications, and she has won two Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) Awards; one in 2012 […]

WELCOME TO OUR NEW ASSOCIATES

Posted 31st August 2022

We are happy to announce that Stefan Harrison and Pakhi Das have joined IBC’s Team of Associates. Stefan’s background is in biology, biosystematics, and tropical ecology with a focus on entomology and botany. He has gained global experience in these fields working in research and for international NGOs in the Asia Pacific, Southern Africa, South […]