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Mandalay City Goes Green

24 November 2016
ADB's Eri Honda and ADB consultant Ian Hamilton shares stories on how the restoration of Thingazar Creek is paving the way for the transformation of Mandalay into a prosperous, green urban center. The Mandalay Urban Services Improvement Project is the first urban development project since ADB's re-…

Mainstreaming EcoCompensation into Development The ADB Vision

24 November 2016
Alvin Lopez, ADB’s senior natural resources and agriculture specialist, delivered the keynote presentation at the 5th International Conference on Eco-compensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services on 24 November in Kunming. The presentation highlighted some of the key environmental challenges in…

EcoCompensation Legislation Development in the Peoples Republic of China Progress Challenges and Next Steps

24 November 2016
Prof. Wang Jin, professor at Peking University Law School and director of Peking University Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Institute, discussed the development of eco-compensation legislation in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Twenty years since the PRC government put forward the…

Drones in Greening the Service Sector

24 November 2016
With the ability to collect vast amounts of data across large areas in a cost-effective manner and track changes over time, drones have a huge potential to promote and advance environmental sustainability. Drones provide knowledge of ground truth by helping confirm data on the ground.

Disruptive Innovation

24 November 2016
Understanding disruptive innovation means taking opportunities that look unattractive to most firms. When confronted with innovation, firms must think about it differently and not in the same way as other innovations. The surest way to kill innovation is to measure it the same way as existing…

The Journey Towards Market Acceptance

23 November 2016
Lessons learned that are applicable to the green technology ecosystem as a whole are shared in this presentation. It also includes a discussion on the importance of applying "moonshot thinking" in innovating and commercializing green technology.

Drawing From Key Success Factors for Ecosystem Banking Lessons from the United States

23 November 2016
A brief description and history of mitigation banking in the United States is provided in this presentation. It also shares the ten vital ingredients to create a successful wetland banking program.

Mountain Hazelnuts and Natural Capital Preserving Endangered Communities through Sustainable Agriculture

23 November 2016
Using the Mountain Hazelnuts Group in Bhutan as a case study, this presentation focuses on the responsibility of multilateral agencies and the need to build business models that support and respect natural, human, and cultural systems.

Cases of PublicPrivateNonprofit Partnership for Conservation of Critical Natural Capital

23 November 2016
The business case for protecting natural capital is discussed in this presentation. Case studies on greening businesses are also featured.

Fisheries Certification

23 November 2016
The need for certification and labeling for the sustainable management of fisheries and aquaculture is discussed in this presentation. It also provides an overview of the state of fisheries and aquaculture in Asia and the rest of the world.