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How to plan for Nature?. Testing workshop Camp Reinsehlen, 25 – 27 January 2012. What is the state of biodiversity?. Grassland butterfly index. Living Planet Index. What’s under the surface?. Not all doom and gloom. Drivers of change: HIPPO. Habitat destruction Invasive Alien Species
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How to plan for Nature? Testing workshop Camp Reinsehlen, 25 – 27 January 2012
Drivers of change: HIPPO • Habitat destruction • Invasive Alien Species • Pollution (including climate change) • Population • Overharvesting
Change behaviour Raise awareness Manage biodiversity Research and monitoring Develop policies Integrate biodiversity into planning What can we do about it?
Early nature awareness • Late: 19th century: bird protection
Trends in nature treaties From segregation to integration Species protection, Area/ecosystem protection From nature to biodiversity Sustainable development Ecosystem services Integration into sectors From protection to restoration From up scaling and downscaling
EU biodiversity policy • Birds Directive 1979 • Habitats Directive 1992 • Natura 2000 • EU Biodiversity Strategy 2011 • Integration into other policies (agriculture, fisheries, forestry, ...)
EU biodiversity targets • Full implementation of EU nature legislation to protect biodiversity • Better protection for ecosystems, and more use of green infrastructure • More sustainable agriculture and forestry • Better management of fish stocks • Tighter controls on invasive alien species • A bigger EU contribution to averting global biodiversity loss