International Union for Conservation of Nature
Perspectives through a Climate Change Lens
A SHIFT: From Vulnerability to Value…
IUCN Oceania
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IUCN
Commissions
• 10.000+ voluntary experts in 6 thematic groups:
Secretariat
• 1.000 full time staff worldwide
• 350 temporary staff, consultants and interns
• HQ in Gland, Switzerland
• Over 60 offices around the world
Members
• 1.067 Members worldwide from over 160 countries
• States, Government agencies, NGO
• Over 60 regional and national committees
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Core Oceania Programmes
species
water
marine
energy
Emerging Programmes• Forests • Disaster / Risk Reduction• Climate Change • Law • Economics • Green Economy
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IUCN in Oceania
IUCN has been active in the region for many years.
• 27 Australian members• 9 New Zealand• 14 Pacific Islands • State Members
(Region)• Nauru, Fiji, Solomons,
Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu
• Australia, New Zealand,USA, France, China, Japan,
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Global Context
Multi – Crisis
• Financial ‐ 18 to 51 million unemployed over 2007• Energy • Food • Climate Change • Biodiversity
UNEP – Green Economy InitiativeClimate Change? Biodiversity?
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Changing circumstances….• Shift from threats … to consequences
• CBD & Biodiversity• Climate Change • Food security… • Post Rio +20
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WWF’s LIVING PLANET INDEX – Running on an overdraft facility, but for how long?
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WWF Planetary Report
• 1.3 planet earths to meet current consumption• 2 planet earths by 2030• 2.2 planet earths if we live the average Hong
Kong lifestyle
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Global “Deficits / Losses”
• Biodiversity… species, ecosystems• Climate Change… • Nitrogen…
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A new narrative• Shift from Vulnerability to Value
• Climate change lens - 10m people in 30m sq Km of healthy ocean
• Per capita lens is incomplete (like GDP)• “More then Tuna….” Healthy ocean habitats
• Support efforts for conservation and management of natural resources
• Large and small MPAs
• Pacific Island Region – global value
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Reframing – Pacific Islands region as a global good..
Climate lens on Pacific Islands…• REDD & forests
• Some basis for using adaptation funds to “incentivise” communities of management of forest AND non forest ecosystems
• Millions of Sq kms of relatively healthy ocean habitats
Massive Pacific ecosystems – surplus can mitigate certain global deficits / losses
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Ecosystem TEVDirect use
value
Indirect &
non-use
values
Comment
Coral Reef 3.78 billion 2.31 billion 1.46 billion From coastal protection,
amenities, biodiversity;
fisheries in constant
Mangroves
Whales
(Tonga)
3.86 billion
1m / year /
whale
2.29 billion 1.57 billion
From coastal protection,
amenities, biodiversity;
fisheries in current
prices
Value of healthy Pacific Ocean ecosystems to PICTs?
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A whale contributes $1m in its lifetime to Tongan economy…. (Dept of Conservation NZ)
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Nature provides all of our clean air, food and water…
and shelter, energy, heating, soil and medicines…
and protection from natural disasters…
and recreation, inspiration, diversity and beauty.
Approx 25% of Product in a European Chemist comes from Rainforests…
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CONSCIOUS.TRAVEL ©
Cater to a Changing Market …• “Climate Aware”
• A conscious consumer…
• The conscious traveler….
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The Conscious Consumer Report, 2009, BBMG
Ana Pollock – Desticorp UK
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Concluding Thoughts…
• Recognition of the VALUE of nature’s goods and the essential contribution to livelihoods and climate change mitigation and adaptation may redirect investment in ACP economies towards sustainable outcomes
• The tropical zone (most ACP countries) maybe the lifeline for a world that has overstepped nature’s boundaries…
• Innovation is essential – we cannot repeat the last 20 years
• Shift in Emphasis and Narrative From VULNERABILITY to VALUE
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