Ecosystems as Infrastructure: Life s fundamental building blocks
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1 Ecosystems as Infrastructure: Life s fundamental building blocks Dr Tanya Abrahamse Chief Executive Officer South African National Biodiversity Institute
2 What is biodiversity? What is biodiversity Biodiversity is the amazing variety of life on earth Genes species ecosystems Purifying water and releasing it slowly Recycling of nutrients Trapping carbon and moisture Pollinating trees kms away Evolving and adapting to changing climate
3 SA Biodiversity 3 rd highest on the Joining ama dots! globe an amazing asset Interconnected living things and natural systems provide a foundation for:- Economic growth (jobs) Social development (service delivery) Human well being (a better life) Biodiversity provides clean water, food, medicine, fibre. Biodiversity regulates & mitigates our climate; it protects us from natural disasters like floods, fires and coastal erosion. Biodiversity gives us places to play and enjoy, and Biodiversity empowers us to cope with change. BIODIVERSITY IS THE ORIGINAL INFRASTRUCTURE
4 Unleashing SA s Biodiversity infrastructure asset for human well-being now & future (not narrow conservation)
5 Why biodiversity matters: Species > Ecosystems > People
6 Ecosystem goods and services - a landscape view bioprospecting crop pest control water provision erosion control genetic resources for agriculture climate resilience carbon storage soil fertility disaster risk reduction pollination grazing carbon storage flow regulation fish nursery
7 What is ecological infrastructure? Infrastructure: Foundation on which growth of a community or state depends. Green infrastructure: Any infrastructure that has reduced environmental impact or an environmental benefit. Ecological infrastructure: Strategically planned and managed networks of biodiversity, maintaining integrity of ecosystems and providing benefits to society; making it relevant in an African context
8 Optimal development futures Green typically refers to brown-green projects creating new things (finance, energy, infrastructure) but ignoring green landscapes. We need to think about landscapes and in a way that maximizes long term productive capacity through holistic asset accounting (and impact accounting) and landscape planning; Optimal use of ecological infrastructure and biodiversity assets to support a range of productive, extractive, and non-extractive economic activities a mosaic of players & factors Clever multi-level /factor thinking & planning living with complexity exclusivity not possible Real Futures
9 What makes this different Optimal development future requires: Strategic leadership, strong enabled governance & true integrated planning Holistic asset (and impact) accounting & mapping Take into account all mozaic users and impact Recognizing the contribution biodiversity makes Breaking down silos: Not sector by sector, Working across the whole landscape Long term view to optimize economic benefits, maximise efficiency Not project by project, site by site, funding cycle to cycle
10 Interfacing traditional engineered infrastructure, green infrastructure and ecological infrastructure Plan for these infrastructures in tandem Not one or the other To achieve more optimal development outcomes To enable society to adapt to climate change Biodiversity and ecosystems provide foundation for resilience and climate proofing untapped opportunity for society to cope with climate change
11 SA s Ecological Infrastructure and Biodiversity Assets Biodiversity Priority Areas
12 Examples of Ecological Infrastructure contributions and costs
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19 Ecological infrastructure: Not just about services from nature BETTER RETURN ON STATE INVESTMENT Job creation through proper management of ecological infrastructure Labour intensive maintenance Disaster risk management and climate change Ecological infrastructure Restore Maintain Rural jobs and improved livelihoods Enhance
20 Challenges and opportunities Improve integrated development planning Entrenching LED/Rural development focused on maintaining ecological infrastructure at local level. Secure recognition of ecological infrastructure improvement and maintenance, Need to move away from project-based NRM models. Human capital development foundational to unlocking the biodiversity component of the green economy HCD strategy for conservation sector Jobs Fund
21 Concluding Remarks Holistic planning in the beginning saves you down the line. Ecological infrastructure should inform integrated development planning processes. Our financial system needs to shift. Global view - MEA and Numbers crunched in The Economics of Ecosystems & Biodiversity (TEEB) UNEP 2010 Ecological infrastructure and Biodiversity SA s amazing natural asset will power the green economy. Come to the Grassland Green Economy Dialogue to hear more!
22 Dr Tanya Abrahamse Chief Executive Officer South African National Biodiversity Institute Thank you.
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