NATURE CONSERVATION BEYOND 2010

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1 NATURE CONSERVATION BEYOND 2010 A new vision for biodiversity conservation Tallinn, May 2010 Julia Marton-Lefèvre Director General, IUCN INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE IUCN MISSION To influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and economically sustainable. 2 1

2 AT A GLANCE Members 1. Who we are 2. 1,069 How Members we work worldwide from over What we do countries States, government agencies, NGOs Over 60 regional and national committees Commissions 11,000+ voluntary experts in 6 thematic groups: Secretariat 1,100 staff worldwide HQ in Gland, Switzerland Over 60 offices around the world 3 2

3 2010 target: set in 2002 Significantly reduce the current rate of biodiversity loss at global, regional and national levels by 2010 INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Threatened and at risk of extinction worldwide: 21% of the world s mammals Nearly one third of amphibians One in eight birds 27% of reef building corals 35% of conifers and cycads and more

4 Biodiversity trends (IUCN Red List Index) Amphibians Mammals Corals 7 Biodiversity loss continues 60% of Earth s ecosystems have been dramatically transformed Over the past 100 years, humans have increased species extinction rates - up to 1000 times the natural background rate This rate is increasing

5 Biodiversity and ecosystem services conservation for all the reasons Provisioning: food, water, fibre, fuel, medicines Regulating: climate regulation, water, disease Supporting: primary production, soil formation Cultural: spiritual, aesthetic, existential, religious, recreation, education, wellbeing All of these have economic value Intrinsic: nature has value in its own right 10 5

6 The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity study (TEEB) Half the welfare of the world s 1.1 billion poor people flows from nature, through benefits including wild harvest, crop pollination, disaster mitigation, clean water provision, maintenance of traditional cultures 11 TEEB Reports for different audiences TEEB Ecological and Economic Foundations (D0) TEEB for Policy-Makers (D1) TEEB for Local Policy (D2) Launch in September 2010 TEEB for Business (D3) Launch in summer 2010 TEEB for Citizens (D4) Launch in late

7 The good news: conservation works! When we try, targeted conservation action works At species, ecosystem and genetic level 13 Protected Areas work! 80% of 86 Protected Areas in the tropics have stopped or reversed habitat loss Bruner et al. (2001) Effectiveness of parks in protecting tropical biodiversity. Science 291:

8 The challenge: to scale up and mainstream this kind of success For people, for nature 16 8

9 Mission for post 2010 target Put in place all the necessary policies and actions to prevent further biodiversity loss. Post-2010 target should take account of biodiversity and ecosystem services and human well-being 17 A Vision for 2050 Biodiversity is conserved and restored to secure a healthy planet and to deliver essential benefits for sustainable development and the well being of all people and nature IUCN believes that a 2050 Vision should aim not just to halt loss of biodiversity but also comprehensively restore the populations, habitats and ecological cycles that enable biodiversity and ecosystem services to persist A forty-year time horizon is appropriate for such an aim 18 9

10 An ambitious mission based on: Leadership/Vision Political will A scaling up of resources Addressing direct & indirect causes of loss Not business as usual Rockström et al. (2009) A safe operating space for humanity targets are proposed that call for what is necessary to achieve the agreed Mission: 20 Targets for 2020 Reduce pressures from indirect & direct drivers of biodiversity loss; Improve status of biodiversity through safeguarding ecosystems, species & genetic diversity, Enhance the benefits from biodiversity & ecosystems, including for climate change adaptation & mitigation; Enhance implementation through planning, knowledge management, capacity development &the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources

11 The world in 2020: Everyone is aware of the value of biodiversity Each nation has a biodiversity strategy Harmful subsidies are eliminated Introductions of invasive species stopped Total global coverage of (terrestrial, freshwater, marine) protected areas is 15% Traditional knowledge & rights of indigenous peoples protected Financial and human resource capacities increased 21 Development of post 2010 indicators to measure progress against targets Choice of indicators will depend on the choice of targets a parallel approach Measurable and scalable: local, national, global levels 22 11

12 Timeframe 2010: CBD COP and UN GA discussions 2012: Rio + 20 and IUCN World Conservation Congress 2015: put in place actions to 1 deal with causes of biodiversity 0 loss 2020: ensure that these actions are working 2050: a world in which biodiversity and ecosystems are comprehensively restored 23 How to achieve our goals: Funding- Science- Economics-Visibility 24 Presenting to [prospect] 12

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