Corporate South Africa and biodiversity in a green economy

dc.contributor.authorMakina, Anesu
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-22T10:51:38Z
dc.date.available2015-06-22T10:51:38Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractEnvironmental protection and conservation efforts pose a major challenge the world over, more so for newly industrialising countries that need to strike the precise balance between environmental preservation and future economic development. An arduous challenge for business and the government is the reconciliation of economic growth, development and natural resources conservation. Biodiversity conservation is no longer the preserve of national organisations or state bodies. Companies as users of biodiversity and contributors to its degradation and loss should be a part of the solution as well. The general business world has since entered a new era in terms of its role in aiding and disabling the move towards sustainable development. This is partly attributed to an evolution in policy making from treating the corporation as a problem to perceiving it as a vehicle for economic development and, in this context, integral to the concept of an African renaissance. It is against this backdrop that the article takes stock of the manner with which the corporate sector is conserving and preserving biodiversity as well as methods and modes that are used to do this. It also highlights some of the theories that have been posited to do this which in turn can assist in mapping future engagement. This article aims to present a case for further including the private sector in conserving and preserving biodiversity as a sub stream of environmental issues facing the world today.en_ZA
dc.description.embargo2016-06-18en_ZA
dc.description.librarianhb2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rars20en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAnesu Makina & Albert Luthuli (2014) Corporate South Africa and biodiversity in a green economy, International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity, 9:2, 197-212, DOI: 10.1080/18186874.2014.987963en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1818-6874 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1753-7274 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/18186874.2014.987963
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/45632
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_ZA
dc.rights© University of South Africa Press. This is an electronic version of an article published in International Journal of African Renaissance Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, pp.197-212, 2014. doi : 10.1080/18186874.2014.987963. International Journal of African Renaissance Studies is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rars20en_ZA
dc.subjectAfrican renaissanceen_ZA
dc.subjectBiodiversityen_ZA
dc.subjectConservation of natural resourcesen_ZA
dc.subjectCorporate environmentalismen_ZA
dc.subjectSustainable development in South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleCorporate South Africa and biodiversity in a green economyen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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