Note: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Contributors Bios -- Contributors -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Corporate Biodiversity Management: Expanding the Horizons of Managing Biodiversity and Environmental Management -- 1 Background -- 2 Key Drivers and Challenges for Corporate Biodiversity Management -- 3 Stakeholders in Corporate Biodiversity Management -- 4 Needs for Assessment of Policies and Actions -- 5 Contents of the Book and Cases -- 5.1 Objectives, Impact, and Values -- References -- Part II: Corporate Biodiversity Management: Policies, Data Sources and Technology -- Chapter 2: Identification of Biodiversity Informatics Needs to Support Biodiversity Net Gains Reporting by Corporates in India -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Essentials of BNG Reporting (BNGR) -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Parameters and Indicators for Indian Biodiversity Reporting -- 3.2 Essential Data Needed for BNG Reporting -- 3.3 Indian Biodiversity Informatics Infrastructure and Its Usefulness for BNG Reporting -- 3.3.1 Spatial Information on Habitats -- 3.3.2 Spatial Information on Species -- 3.3.3 Spatial Information on Stakeholders -- 3.3.4 Identification of Gaps in Spatial Information -- a. Lack of Spatial Information on Biodiversity Stakeholders and Ecosystem Services -- b. Absence of Linkages Between Expert Datasets: Citizens-Science Datasets -- c. Lack of Tools for Detecting Temporal Changes and Assessing Impacts -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Corporate Social Responsibility Role in Biodiversity Conservation: Policy Action and Good Governance -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Policy Related to CSR and SDG -- 3 Policies Related to Biodiversity Conservation -- 4 Policies Related to the Rights of Communities in Biodiversity Conservation. , 5 Status of Natural Capital Management and Role for Corporates -- 6 Good Governance Approach to Biodiversity Management and CSR -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: A Solution to Deforestation Through the Amalgamation of Biodiversity Conservation and Web Search Engines: A Case of Implications of Ecosia in Indonesia -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 A Conceptual Review of the Social Business -- 2 Search Engine Market Structure -- 3 Ecosia: A Cure to the Amalgamation of Deforestation and Climate Change -- 3.1 Is Ecosia Truly Evident? -- 4 Ecosia Can Be a Perfect Solution to the Palm Oil Production: A Case of Implications of Ecosia in Indonesia -- 4.1 Indonesia: "The Devil's Favourite Playground" -- 4.2 How Ecosia Can Help in Such Type of Situations -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Does Nature Conservation Matter to Corporations? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 CSR Spending by Indian Companies -- 3 Linking CSR with India's Initiatives to Attain SDGs -- 4 Do Indian Companies Spend on Biodiversity, Nature Conservation, and Ecological Measures? -- 5 Previous Studies -- 6 CSR Spending of Indian Companies on the Natural Environment -- 7 Insights from CSR Managers and NGOs -- 8 Recommendations -- 9 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: The Deer that Rode a Car: Role of CSR in Natural Resource Conservation -- 1 Background -- 2 CSR and Biodiversity -- 3 CSR and Sustainability -- 4 Third-Generation CSR and Nature Conservation -- 5 Wildlife as a Natural Resource in India -- 6 CSR in Species Conservation Efforts: The Benchmarks -- 6.1 When Icons Meet Flagships -- 6.2 Corporate-Corporate Collaborations -- 6.3 Devising New Sustainability Standards Through CSR -- 6.4 Best Practices from India -- 7 Discussion -- 7.1 The Way Forward -- References -- Part III: Integration of Biodiversity Management Through Corporate Actions and Plans. , Chapter 7: Ecotourism: An Innovative Approach to Biodiversity Conservation and Community Development -- 1 History of Protected Areas as a Conservation Measure -- 2 Communities, Protected Areas, and Tourism: The Links -- 3 The Conflict -- 3.1 Conservation and Local Communities -- 3.2 Conservation and Tourism -- 3.3 Communities and Tourism -- 4 Ecotourism -- 4.1 Biodiversity Conservation Through Homestays in Ladakh -- 4.2 A Community-Based Tourism Initiative in Kachchh, Gujarat -- 5 Making Ecotourism a Tool for Conservation -- 5.1 Building Trust and Getting a 'Buy-in' -- 5.2 Training and Capacity Building -- 5.3 External and Local Institutional Support -- 5.4 Setting Standards -- 5.5 Marketing -- 5.6 Feedback and Adaptive Management -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: A Corporate Partnership Helping Papua New Guinea Create a National Protected Area System: The Case of the Porgera Joint Venture Mine -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Porgera Joint Venture Mine -- 3 The Kaijende Highlands Conservation Area Enga Province -- 4 Headwaters of the Strickland Conservation Area Hela Province -- 4.1 Today this Region Remains Virtually Unexplored -- 5 The Papuan Forest Stewards Conservation Initiative -- 6 Discussion -- 6.1 Lessons Learned -- 6.2 Current Status and Next Steps -- References -- Chapter 9: Landscape Restoration and Community Involvement in Biodiversity Conservation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Role of RBS FI -- 2.1 The Approach of RBS FI -- 2.2 Pillar I: Improving Livelihoods -- 2.3 Pillar II: Restoring Degraded Lands -- 2.4 Pillar III: Strengthening Institutions -- 3 Case Study: Kanha-Pench Corridor Climate Adaptation Project -- 3.1 Challenges -- 3.2 Beneficiaries -- 3.3 Working Together to Optimize Efforts and Resources in KPC -- Enabling Factors -- Lessons Learned -- 3.4 Sustainable and Varied Sources of Finance to Ensure Continuity of Initiatives. , Enabling Factors -- Lessons Learned -- 3.5 Project Steering Committee to Institutionalize Partnerships -- Enabling Factors -- Lessons Learned -- 3.6 Community and Community Institutions -- Enabling Factors -- Lessons Learned -- 3.7 Civil Society Organizations: Thematic Experts and Driving Implementation -- Enabling Factors -- Lessons Learned -- 3.8 RBS Foundation India: Leading the KPC Initiative -- Enabling Factors -- Lessons Learned -- 3.9 Impacts -- References -- Part IV: Corporate Biodiversity Management: Philanthropy, Action, Responsiveness, Framework and Mainstreaming -- Chapter 10: Biodiversity Conservation Action by Corporate Houses: A Study of Tata and Godrej Group in India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Description of Corporate Houses -- 2.2 Data Collection -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Conservation Actions of the Two Groups -- Tata Group -- The Godrej Group -- 3.2 Key Individuals in Biodiversity Leadership -- 3.3 Conservation Ethos and Its Transfer in the Corporate Environment -- 3.4 Change in Conservation Ethos: Individualized to Institutionalized -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: The 2% Solution: Understanding Opportunities for Biodiversity -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Two Percent Solution -- 3 The CSR Bottom-Line for Biodiversity -- 3.1 Sustainable Development Report, 2019 -- 3.2 The KPMG Reports -- 3.3 CII Reports -- 3.4 The India CSR Outlook Report -- 4 The CSR Icons for Biodiversity -- 4.1 Whale Shark Conservation by Tata Chemicals -- 4.2 Godrej Mangroves -- 4.3 The H.T. Parekh Foundation -- 4.4 YES BANK -- 4.5 K.C. Thapar Group -- 5 Industry Trailblazers for Biodiversity -- 5.1 The KCT Group -- 5.2 YES BANK -- 5.3 H.T Parekh Foundation (the Answers Are Paraphrased after Telephonic Discussions) -- 5.4 The Noteworthy Philanthropist -- 5.5 Understanding Giving -- 6 Discussion: Balance Sheets to Biodiversity. , References -- Chapter 12: Pirojshanagar: An Illustration of Co-Existence and Biodiversity Conservation Since Seven Decades -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Tradition Since Twelve Decades -- 3 Overview of Pirojshanagar Biodiversity -- 4 Biodiversity Management Strategy and Approach -- 5 Highlights of G& -- B's Biodiversity Management Journey -- 6 Key Research Initiatives on Biodiversity -- 6.1 Carbon Sequestration by Godrej Mangroves -- 6.2 Biodiversity Index of Pirojshanagar Township -- 6.3 Butterfly Diversity of Pirojshanagar Township -- 6.4 Insect Diversity of Pirojshanagar Township -- 6.5 Plant Systematics and Conservation of Endangered Species of the Western Ghats -- 7 Environmental Sustainability Initiatives for Biodiversity Management -- 7.1 Zero Waste to Landfill Initiative -- 7.2 Water Positive Company -- 7.3 Eco-Friendly Ganesh Idol Immersion -- 8 Engaging Stakeholders -- 8.1 Internal Stakeholders -- 8.2 External Stakeholders -- 9 Mangroves App: Asia's First Smartphone Platform for Mangrove Conservation -- 10 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13: Natural Capital Management, Business Opportunities, and Framework: A Case for Automotive Sector -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Natural Capital Management: Approach -- 2.1 How to Identify the Ecosystem Service Involved? -- 2.2 How to Demonstrate the Identified Values? -- 2.3 How to Capture the Identified Values? -- 3 Corporate, Natural Capital, and Biodiversity Management: The Journey So Far -- 4 Biodiversity Risks and Dependencies for Automotive Sector: A Case Study -- 5 Biodiversity Loss and Business Risks for Automotive Sector -- 6 Framework Model for Automotive Sector -- 7 Opportunities -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Index.