Biodiversity – a common responsibility for society. Börje Alriksson, Ministry of the Environment, Sweden

”Visions for Biodiversity Beyond 2010 – People, Ecosystem Services and the Climate Crisis” - High level meeting, Strömstad ”The new vision should enhance awareness and should be easily understood by all stakeholders, including policy makers, business and the general public” “Market forces and private capital needs to be mobilized for investments in green infrastructure, protection of biodiversity and the use of ecosystem services that sustainably maintains and build up the natural capital”

EU’s Nature Directors meeting, Abisko, Sweden One topic discussed: “How to strengthen the involvement of different stakeholders in nature conservation processes ?” Private sector - key-player

The private sector offer Voluntary work supportive to the regulatory framework Sectoral integration National Rural Development Programme –agri-environment measures/payments –farmers are key stakeholders to achieve the environmental quality related to the high nature-values in the agricultural landscape

The private sector offer (cont) Increased involvement of landowners in the work on formal protection of forest land New innovative models for nature protection Business & Biodiversity