Presentation made by Ana Luísa Forte, Instituto de Conservação da Natureza e Biodiversidade, Portuguese Environment Ministry, during the Seminar + Workshop "Preserving Natural Capital - Role and action by food retail sector"

2. When the system fails to provide its services provisioning, regulating, and cultural support is affected the production of goods and services for business

3. “ What is free is not counted. The invisibility is a major economic inducers of biodiversity loss "- Pavan Sukhdev (TEEB ) recognize the dependency with the ecosystem, with biodiversity

4. Business and Biodiversity

5. LISBON 2007 12 / 13 November adherence first company 31 May 60 companys and organisations Until April 2011 Portugal (in the Portuguese Presidency on the second semester of 2007) assumed this [email_address] integration as one of its priority goals in the environment area.

6. 60 companies and organisations Iniciative B&B

8. voluntary agreements public commitments integration of biodiversity into management systems business

17. Business Sector Activity : Transport Accession to the B&B Iniciative : 24 th October 2007 Base commitment - management of ecosystems and enhance biodiversity Recovery Project a saltpan Promotion of Indigenous Forest

18. ICNB Organizes meetings and thematic sessions Manages information Guidance for developing B& B compromises Promotes networking Participates in monitoring committees, discussion groups and on juries of awards

19. Biodiversity conservation account with the commitment of the Member States and the European Commission as promoters, giving greater visibility to member companies . The NGO and other civil society organizations should also be involved and contribute actively to this process

20. http://portal.icnb.pt