Publication of the book Amazon Your Business / Opportunities and solutions in the rainforest has resulted in huge visibility of the incentives of a sustainable forest economy in the Amazon. After its release in June 2007, the book has been distributed to 86 countries. Amazon Your Business has generated more business in sustainable products from the rainforests in the Amazon. It contributes to growth of a sustainable forest economy in the region. Continued…
Dalai Lama receives Amazon Your Business
Dalai Lama with author Meindert Brouwer (right)
The Global Leaders Academy has presented the Dalai Lama, Dutch business leaders and opinion leaders with the book Amazon Your Business at its conference Leadership for a sustainable world Friday June 5 in the Hague. Among them Herman Wijffels, former Trustee of the World Bank and Ruud Lubbers, former Dutch Prime-minister and co-author of the Earth Charter.
The Global Leaders Academy is a global network of leaders in business and society.
WWF presents parliamentarians in South-America and Europe with the book Amazon Your Business
Worldwide Fund for Nature WWF in the Netherlands has presented 32 South-American and European parliamentarians of the new Euro – Latin American Network of Parliamentarians for Development Effectiveness with the book Amazon Your Business. This network was launched May 27 in the Hague, the Netherlands and had its first meeting May 28 in the historic former House of Representatives. Secretary of the network is Dutchman Dennis Petri of the Paris office of the Inter-American Development Bank. Continued…
Dutch Prime-minister sends letter
Prime Minister Balkenende of the Netherlands sends a letter in which he expresses his appreciation about the content of the book.
Sir David Attenborough accepts Amazon Your Business
British Natural history film-maker Sir David Attenborough accepts Amazon Your Business prior to the Future for Nature Award Ceremony at Burgers Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
ITTO presents Amazon Your Business in Yokohama
International Tropical Timber Organization ITTO – 60 member states – has presented all participants at its annual meeting in november 2008 in Yokohama, Japan with a copy of the book Amazon Your Business.
180 countries receive message Amazon Your Business February 2008
Government authorities and other stakeholders in 180 countries are presented with two pages on the book Amazon Your Business in Business.2010, a newsletter on business and biodiversity by the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Biodiversity, which is distributed in 15.000 hard copies and online. Read the Business.2010 newsletter.
