Scott Pike, Willamette University Biodiversity 2010 Advocacy Institute International Debate Education Association and Willamette University

Charismatic Megafauna

Biodiversity Defining Valuing Measuring Extinction – Rates – Modern Pressures Biodiversity Policy Managing for Biodiversity

Defining Biodiversity Genetic diversity - variety and variability in genetic makeup among individuals of a single species Fruit of Lycopersicon spp. and cultivars of L.esculentum (cultivated tomato)

Defining Biodiversity Species diversity - variety and variability of species in different habitats

Defining Biodiversity Ecosystem diversity - variety and variability of biological communities that interact with one another and their non-living environments

Valuing Biodiversity

Rainbow troutSteelhead Red wolf Measuring Biodiversity

Forest AForest B

1.75 million? 5 million? 14 million? 100 million? How Many Species Are There?

Local Extinction Ecological Extinction Biological Extinction © Gary Larson Extinction

Fig. 9-3, p. 186 Effects of a.1% extinction rate Number of years until one million species are extinct

Fig. 9-6, p. 189

Fig. 9-5, p. 188 Stepped Art Fixed migratory patterns Blue whale, whooping crane, sea turtle Feeds at high trophic level Bengal tiger, bald eagle, grizzly bear Narrow distribution Elephant seal, desert pupfish Commercially valuable Snow leopard, tiger, elephant, rhinoceros, rare plants and birds Blue whale, giant panda, rhinoceros CharacteristicExamples Low reproductive rate (K-strategist) Rare African violet, some orchids Large territories California condor, grizzly bear, Florida panther Specialized niche Blue whale, giant panda, Everglades kite

Should UNESCO and supporting countries leverage “charismatic” cultures to achieve more subtle and far-reaching goals?