Biodiversity and Development Presented to the G8 Environment Ministers by Dr William Jackson Director Global Programme IUCN – The World Conservation Union.

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Biodiversity and Development Presented to the G8 Environment Ministers by Dr William Jackson Director Global Programme IUCN – The World Conservation Union G8 MINISTERS’ MEETING March 2005

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,

How many species can we afford to lose?

Source: Adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Sup- porting Provisioning Regulating Cultural Security Human Health Basic material for life Social relations Bio- diversity Ecosystem services Human well-being

Source: Adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Sup- porting Provisioning Regulating Cultural Security Human Health Basic material for life Social relations Bio- diversity Ecosystem services Human well-being 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:

Source: Adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Sup- porting Provisioning Regulating Cultural Security Human Health Basic material for life Social relations Bio- diversity Ecosystem services Human well-being Biodiversity and basic materials

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)

Sup- porting Provisioning Regulating Cultural Security Human Health Basic material for life Social relations Bio- diversity Ecosystem services Human well-being Source: Adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Biodiversity and food

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)

Source: Adapted from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Sup- porting Provisioning Regulating Cultural Security Human Health Basic material for life Social relations Bio- diversity Ecosystem services Human well-being Biodiversity and climate regulation

Climate regulation Mount Kilimanjaro - Photo credit: NASA

The Way Forward Investing in Biodiversity and People Improving Governance

Total commitments to biodiversity (US$ mill) 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Proportion of commitment to biodiversity Investing in Biodiversity and People Total to biodiversity (US$ million) Source: Somvang Bouttavong et al.,(2002) Lao PDR Biodiversity Economic Assessment. IUCN Bangkok Thailand

Investing in Biodiversity and People

Governance

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