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Biodiversity and Development
Presented to the G8 Environment Ministers by Dr William JacksonDirector Global Programme IUCN – The World Conservation Union
G8 MINISTERS’ MEETING 17-18 March 2005
The 2010 biodiversity target
“the achievement by 2010 of a significant reduction in the current rate of loss of biological diversity” (WSSD Plan of Implementation, para. 44)
Which species are in trouble?
[Source: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, www.iucnredlist.org]
Percentage threatened
13%
22%
32%
0%5%
10%15%20%25%30%35%
birds mammals amphibians
How many species can we afford to lose?
www.MAweb.org
Source: Adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Sup-porting
Provisioning
Regulating
Cultural
Security
Human Health
Basic material for life
Social relations
Bio-diversity
Ecosystem services Human well-being
Source: Adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Sup-porting
Provisioning
Regulating
Cultural
Security
Human Health
Basic material for life
Social relations
Bio-diversity
Ecosystem services Human well-being
Biodiversity and human health
Biodiversity and human health
Land use change = increased malaria and other insect borne diseases, more frequent outbreaks due to changed life cycles.
Photo: Jose Caetano - WHO Angola Photo: www.warmafrica.com
Source: Adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Sup-porting
Provisioning
Regulating
Cultural
Security
Human Health
Basic material for life
Social relations
Bio-diversity
Ecosystem services Human well-being
Biodiversity and basic materials
Wood and Fibre
• Wood and fibre provide basic materials for livelihoods
• Example, illegal logging in Ghana
Illegal logging in Tano Ofin Globally Significant Protected Area (Ghana) (Photo: W. Hawthorne)
Sup-porting
Provisioning
Regulating
Cultural
Security
Human Health
Basic material for life
Social relations
Bio-diversity
Ecosystem services Human well-being
Source: Adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Biodiversity and food
Fisheries
• Protein from fish, crustaceans and molluscs provide about 15% of animal protein for humans
• the world’s fisheries contributed $55 billion in export value in 2000
(FAO 2000)
Source: Adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Sup-porting
Provisioning
Regulating
Cultural
Security
Human Health
Basic material for life
Social relations
Bio-diversity
Ecosystem services Human well-being
Biodiversity and climate regulation
Climate regulation
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Mount Kilimanjaro - Photo credit: NASA
The Way Forward
• Investing in Biodiversity and People
• Improving Governance
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Investing in Biodiversity and People
Total to biodiversity(US$ million)
Source: Somvang Bouttavong et al.,(2002) Lao PDR Biodiversity Economic Assessment. IUCN Bangkok Thailand
Investing in Biodiversity and People
Governance
