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

2. 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)

3. Which species are in trouble? [Source: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, www.iucnredlist.org]

4. How many species can we afford to lose? www.MAweb.org

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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)

10. 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

11. 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)

12. 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

13. Climate regulation 20001990 Mount Kilimanjaro - Photo credit: NASA

14. The Way Forward Investing in Biodiversity and People Improving Governance

15. 1996199719981999200020012002 2003 0 8 16 24 32 40 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

16. Investing in Biodiversity and People

17. Governance