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1 The Living Lands Project Aimee Weldon Living Lands Project Manager Living Lands Project Defenders of Wildlife

2 Our Mission: To support the work of local land trusts interested in conserving native wildlife and habitat diversity

3 Land Trusts are Essential >70% of 1.8 billion acres in private ownership

4 Private Land is Important > 65% of all Threatened and Endangered species rely on private lands 10% found only on private lands

5 Protected Lands are Insufficient Protected areas are: Land and Water Conservation Fund Too small 500 Too fragmented Too isolated Federal dollars are drying up Enacted Funding (millions) Federal State Year

6 Protected Lands are Insufficient Protected areas are: Too small Too fragmented Too isolated Federal dollars are drying up Climate Change??

7 Land Trusts Care about Habitat Total response: 135 land trusts Mission includes habitat: 97% Protect agricultural lands: 71% Want to increase capacity for biodiversity conservation: 89%

8 Land Trust Barriers 30% of land trusts had no staff -60% had 2 or less Major Barriers Lack of staff Lack of funding Limited expertise Not a priority for funders

9 What we Offer: Biodiversity Grants Annual awards of up to $10,000 Funded projects: Habitat restoration Development of wildlife monitoring and management plans Community forums Carbon sequestration and working forest easement models Teton Regional Land Trust restoration project Nisqually Land Trust protection project

10 What we Offer: Capacity Building and Workshops Biodiversity Track at Rally Regional conferences Chesapeake Bay watershed opportunity Funding expertise Educational resources: Training Opportunities

11 What we Offer: Wildlife Volunteer Corps

12 Questions? Contact: Aimee Weldon Living Lands Project Manager Defenders of Wildlife

13 What s Biodiversity Got to Do With It? Bruce A. Stein Biodiversity for Dummies Workshop Land Trust Alliance Rally September 20, 2008

14 Biodiversity Life on Earth

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17 Levels of Biodiversity Ecosystems Species Genes

18 Components of Biodiversity Composition q The different types of things (e.g., species, communities, genes) diversity or richness (number of different things) Structure q Physical patterns (e.g., forests, grasslands) Function q Processes, both ecological and evolutionary fire, flooding, gene flow, etc. you can't hug a biogeochemical cycle"

19 Etymology (not entomology that s bugs) Shortened from biological diversity First use of biodiversity attributed to EO Wilson as part of 1986 conference hosted by National Research Council Rapid adoption, particularly post Earth Summit (1992) q...but grandmothers universally have no clue what it means!

20 Definitions No universally adopted definition Convention on Biological Diversity q... the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems. My working definition q the variety and variability of life on Earth, from genes to ecosystems, together with the ecological and evolutionary processes that sustain it. q or, most simply: The variety of life on Earth

21 Other Commonly Used Terms (some interchangeable, some not) Wildlife Fish and Wildlife Plants and Animals Species and Ecosystems Habitats Nature

22 How are U.S. Species Faring? Endangered Species Act Listings Number of Species Listed/Year Species Listed Per Year Cumulative Number Cumulative Number Source: USFWS TES database 1,310 U.S. species listed (2/07) under ESA 566 animals and 744 plants 0

23 NatureServe Status of U.S. Species Freshwater Mussels Crayfish Amphibians Freshwater Fishes Flowering Plants Gymnosperms Ferns/Fern Allies Tiger Beetles Dragonflies/ Damselflies Reptiles Butterflies/ Skippers Mammals Vulnerable (G3) Imperiled (G2) Critically Imperiled (G1) Presumed/Possibly Extinct (GX/GH) Birds 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Analysis includes 20,897 species. Source: Stein et al. 2000

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28 State Patterns of Diversity and Risk Diversity Risk (% GX-G3) Extinction

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31 Declines in Native Fish Percent of land area of 6-digit HUCs as a function of reduction in native fish diversity 0 1-9% 10-24% 25-49% 50% N/A (fishless)

32 Key Threats to Biodiversity Habitat Loss Invasive species Altered ecosystem functions q fire regimes q hydrologic flows Emerging diseases Climate change

33 Sea Level Rise Atlantic and Gulf sea level rose 5-6 inches in last century IPCC estimates from.6 to 2 feet rise in next century Other studies suggest possibility of rises of 5 feet or more

34 Habitat Shifts Change in habitat suitability for different forests by late century Species will move (or not) at varying rates; not as entire communities Source: Union of Concerned Scientists

35 Ecosystem Services: A New Paradigm for Valuing Biodiversity Photo: Flickr (CarbonNYC)

36 New Products and Technologies

37 Risk Reduction Hurricane Katrina

38 Bolivar Penninsula, Texas before and after Hurricane Ike

39 Ecosystem Services Supporting Services q Nutrient cycling, soil formation, primary productivity Provisioning Services q Food, fiber, fresh water, biochemicals Regulating Services q Pollination, hazard reduction, water regulation and purification, climate regulation Cultural Services q Aesthetic and spiritual values, recreation

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