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G8 MINISTERS’ MEETING 17-18 March 2005. Biodiversity and Development Presented to the G8 Environment Ministers by Dr William Jackson Director Global Programme IUCN – The World Conservation Union. The 2010 biodiversity target.
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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