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LIFE INSTITUTE AND LIFE CERTIFICATION. 13th RedLAC Assembly. LIFE LOGO. The logo was inspired by the concept of the Pale Blue Dot , authored by astronomer Carl Sagan.
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LIFE INSTITUTE AND LIFE CERTIFICATION 13th RedLACAssembly
LIFE LOGO • The logo wasinspiredbytheconceptofthePale Blue Dot, authoredbyastronomer Carl Sagan. • The blue dot in the LIFE logo representstheonlyknownplacewherelifeisactuallypossibleandwhichdemandscare.
THE CONCEPTION OF LIFE CERTIFICATION LIFE Certificationschemewasconceivedby four organizations FundaciónAVINA SPVS OneofthemostrelevantBrazilian non-governmentalorganizationsactingonbehalfofnatureconservation SustainabledevelopmentofLatinAmerica Fundação Grupo Boticário Traditionalorganizationsupportingconservationprojects Major Brazilian graphic industry and one of the largest in Latin America
PARTNERS Ministério do Meio Ambiente
LIFE CERTIFICATION – UNIQUE POINTS • Uniquepoints: • Scope: biodiversityand business • Standards oforganizational management in linewiththethree CBD objectives: conservation, sustainable use andbenefitsharing • Applicable to allsectors • Minimum performance in conservation actions, defined in terms of estimated impact and size of the organizations
LIFE CERTIFICATION - DEVELOPMENT Public meetings in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasiliaand Curitiba Auditpilots TechnicalPermanentCommittee Working groups with environment and conservation experts Training courses
LIFE CERTIFICATION - DEVELOPMENT • Over 50 professionalsincludingacademics, experts, consultantsandtechnical staff • 17 institutionsinvolved • 6 pilot-audits • Public meetings held • 4 capital cities • 120 participants • 54 organizationsrangingfromtheacademicand business sectors, NGOsandgovernment
LIFE CERTIFICATION - DEVELOPMENT LIFE Certification Standards Organizational management International guidelines • What type of biodiversity conservation actions? LIFE Technical Guide • Where is it performed (biome)? Scoring system • What species are being protected? • How do the actions are being performed? BiodiversityConservationPerformance • Are the actions concrete, additional and lasting for the conservation? Enough?
LIFE CERTIFICATION - DEVELOPMENT LIFE Certification Standards LIFE Certification Standards LIFE Technical Guide LIFE Technical Guide Organizational management Biodiversity Estimated Impact Value LIFE Technical Guide LIFE Technical Guide BEIV+ Business size BiodiversityConservationPerformance Minimum Performance Enough?
LIFE CERTIFICATION - METHODOLOGY STANDARDS LIFE LIFE TechnicalGuide 01 LIFE TechnicalGuide 02
QUALITATIVE APPROACH STANDARDS LIFE LIFE TechnicalGuide 01 LIFE TechnicalGuide 02
QUALITATIVE APPROACH Compliance to the LIFE Certification Standards
QUANTITATIVE APPROACH STANDARDS LIFE LIFE TechnicalGuide 01 LIFE TechnicalGuide 02
QUANTITATIVE APPROACH CalculationoftheBiodiversityEstimatedImpactValue
QUANTITATIVE APPROACH BiodiversityEstimatedImpactValue (BEIV)
QUANTITATIVE APPROACH DefinitionoftheMinimum Performance in BiodiversityConservationActions Minimumscoring performance in conservationactions, definedaccording to thecalculationoftheBiodiversityEstimatedImpactValueand business size
QUANTITATIVE APPROACH Assessingandscoringofthebiodiversityconservationactions • Protectedareas • Taxa ofinterest for conservation • Fragmentsandconnectivity • Mitigationofimpactonbiodiversity • Actionsof global andstrategicscope for biodiversityconservation • LIFE TechnicalGuide 02 • BiodiversityConservationActions: • Basedontechnicalandscientific guidelines • More adequateandcompatiblewiththeir business • More effective for conservationandscored more highly Strategicguidance Evaluation Guidebook for Scoring system • 5 ActionGroups • 23 Themes • 55 Actionindicators
QUANTITATIVE APPROACH • Scoringcanvarydependingon: • type • location • species • area... Immediate, significant and lasting influence to biodiversity conservation Higher scoring Lower scoring
CERTIFICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Certifying Bodies ⌂ Auditee organizations
WHY CERTIFY? • Youseek to: • obtain a marketdifferential, • beonthefrontline, • actat a deeperlevelandpursueconcreteactions • berecognized for actionsyouhaveimplemented • Youhavenottakenanyconservationactionsandneedguidanceonwhere to start implementingconcreteandeffectiveactions
NEXT STEPS Accreditation of Certifying Bodies Organizations certified Development of a calculation tool (software) International Expansion
NEXT STEPS Creation of a Local Technical Committee Expansion Project Adaptation of the methodology Implementation of the LIFE Certification System privatecompanies, governmental agencies, EnvironmentalFunds...
Thank You! Marcelo Posonski marcelo.posonski@institutolife.org +55 41 3253.7884+55 41 9842.0808