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Explore the urgency of preserving biodiversity for human well-being and ecosystem services, addressing the 2010 biodiversity target. Learn about the impact of land use change, biodiversity loss on food sources, and climate regulation. Presented at the G8 Ministers' Meeting in 2005.
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G8 MINISTERS’ MEETING 17-18 March 2005 Biodiversity and DevelopmentPresented to the G8 Environment Ministers by Dr William JacksonDirector Global Programme IUCN – The World Conservation Union
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]
How many species can we afford to lose? www.MAweb.org
Human well-being Ecosystem services Security Provisioning Bio- diversity Sup- porting Basic material for life Regulating Human Health Cultural Social relations Source: Adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Biodiversity and human health Human well-being Ecosystem services Security Sup- porting Provisioning Bio- diversity Basic material for life Regulating Human Health Cultural Social relations Source: Adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
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
Biodiversity and basic materials Human well-being Ecosystem services Security Sup- porting Provisioning Bio- diversity Basic material for life Regulating Human Health Cultural Social relations Source: Adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
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)
Biodiversity and food Human well-being Ecosystem services Security Sup- porting Provisioning Bio- diversity Basic material for life Regulating Human Health Cultural Social relations Source: Adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Fisheries • Protein from fish, crustaceans and molluscs provide about 15% of animal protein for humans • the world’s fisheries contributed $55 billion in export value in 2000 (FAO 2000)
Biodiversity and climate regulation Human well-being Ecosystem services Security Sup- porting Provisioning Bio- diversity Basic material for life Regulating Human Health Cultural Social relations Source: Adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Climate regulation 1990 2000 Mount Kilimanjaro - Photo credit: NASA
The Way Forward • Investing in Biodiversity and People • Improving Governance
100% 40 80% 32 60% 24 Proportion of commitment to biodiversity Total commitments to biodiversity (US$ mill) 40% 16 20% 8 Total to biodiversity 0% 0 (US$ million) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Investing in Biodiversity and People Source: Somvang Bouttavong et al.,(2002) Lao PDR Biodiversity Economic Assessment. IUCN Bangkok Thailand