{"id":13681,"date":"2020-03-23T09:24:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T08:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?p=13681"},"modified":"2021-12-06T11:38:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T10:38:19","slug":"five-lessons-on-business-engagement-for-nature-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/publication\/five-lessons-on-business-engagement-for-nature-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Five lessons on business engagement for nature conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Around the world, ecosystems and the services they provide are under pressure. In order to safeguard these, nature organisations need to engage companies and governments to work towards joint solutions. How to make such collaborations work? This article presents 5 useful tips for NGOs and businesses to engage towards green and responsible business operations.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Header photo: People in office photo by LYCS Architecture, Unsplash<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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1. Together we\u2019re stronger: build local, national and global coalitions<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The challenges civil society organisations face, are often too big to be faced alone. By joining forces with organisations with the same goal, we can confront much bigger tasks. Together we have more knowledge, more resources, more power, a larger network and a larger audience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Our partner organization AFIEGO joined forces with civil society organisations around the world to file a lawsuit against oil gigant Total, something they wouldn\u2019t have been able to do on their own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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But collaboration isn\u2019t always easy. How to overcome the challenges that come with uniting different approaches?  Our partner organisation AFIEGO in Uganda shares its experience in working with other CSOs to organize dialogues with oil companies. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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