Biodiversity & ecosystem services: science for a sustainable planet SC-Global Water System Project meeting, November 2011 Anne-Hélène Prieur-Richard
DIVERSITAS DIVERSITAS is an international programme dedicated to biodiversity science, under the auspices of: Missions: To promote an integrative biodiversity science To provide the scientific bases for the conservation & sustainable use of biodiversity
Implementing the DIVERSITAS vision for biodiversity and ecosystem services Biology Ecology Genetics Economics Law Political Sciences Conventions Assessments Observations biogenesis biodiscovery ecoservices bio SUSTAINABILITY freshwaterbiodiversity ecohealth Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment agrobiodiversity Capacity Building, Open Science Conferences, Programme Review International Assessments IPBES - IPCC Global Observation System GEO BON Scientific and Policy publications Databases, models, new concepts, etc Dialogues with stakeholders DIVERSITAS Science Deliverables
Biodiversity science-policy landscape Research (DIVERSITAS, ESSP, etc.) Assessment (GBO-3, IPBES) Observations (GEO BON) Policy (CBD, UNFCCC, etc.)
Outline Science freshwaterbiodiversity New DIVERSITAS Strategic plan Assessment IPBES: new assessment platform Observations GEO BON: Global Observing System for Biodiversity Policy CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity)
freshwaterbiodiversity: Science agenda for biodiversity to support sustainable freshwater ecosystems International Freshwater Consortium: Foster international coordination & collaborations to advance conservation and research on freshwater biodiversity & ecosystem services Follow up of the study on global threats to water security & FW biodiversity: NSF grant C Vorosmarty & P McIntyre AquaBase: determine the biophysical basis of freshwater ecosystems
AquaBase conceptual framework Decisions, Natural resource Management Market-based Policies and Regulations Biophysical processes and Ecosystem features Ecological Production Functions Ecological Endpoints/Outcomes (measurable biophysically, meaningful socially) Environmental flows assessment (GWNI) Ecoservice Production Functions Ecosystem Services (social well-being) PEOPLE USE OR VALUE THIS
Biodiversity & ecosystem services science for a sustainable planet Challenge 1: Identify urgent detrimental changes in biodiversity & ecosystem services and provide the knowledge to avoid, limit or mitigate such changes Challenge 2: Enhance the capacity of socio-ecological systems to support biodiversity & ecosystem services under global change Challenge 3: Develop the knowledge base on the use and conservation of biodiversity to sustain ecosystem services and human well-being
Outline Science Core Projects, Cross-Cutting Networks New DIVERSITAS Strategic plan Assessment IPBES: new assessment platform Observations GEO BON: Global Observing System for Biodiversity Policy CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity)
IPBES Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services IPCC-like mechanism for biodiversity and ecosystem services The scientific community plays a major role in all aspects of the process: DIVERSITAS has been the main actor Process started in Jan 05 and UN General Assembly agreed to establish IPBES in Dec 10 Plenary: 2 sessions 2-7 Oct 2010 and April 2012 Define procedure, programme of work, secretariat ICSU leads the scientific community in the Scie & Techno Major Group for CSD & UNEP DIVERSITAS represents ICSU in IPBES (in strong collaboration with IHDP)
Outline Science Core Projects, Cross-Cutting Networks New DIVERSITAS Strategic plan Assessment IPBES: new assessment platform Observations GEO BON: Global Observing System for Biodiversity Policy CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity)
Observation The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) GEOSS An Intergovernmental Organization with 86 Members and 61 Participating Organizations (2003) DIVERSITAS, NASA, EC-EBONE in charge of biodiversity: GEO BON
GEO BON: GEO Biodiversity Observation Network Global partnership to help collect, manage, analyse and report data relating to the status of the world s biodiversity freshwaterbiodiversity activities related to GEO BON: BioFresh Biodiversity database for EU countries Research on dominant stressors Global Wetlands Observing System: Building a knowledge-base on wetlands information and resources (RAMSAR & CBD)
Outline Science ecohealth New DIVERSITAS Strategic plan Assessment IPBES: new assessment platform Observations GEO BON: Global Observing System for Biodiversity Policy CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity)
Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 Biodiversity Scenarios A synthesis and assessment of projections of 21 st century changes in biodiversity and associated ecosystem services based on an analysis of a broad range of existing models, experiments and observations Leadley et al. 2010 CBD TS50 http://gbo3.cbd.int Pereira, Leadley et al. 2010 Science
DIVERSITAS and CBD: topics of collaboration Global Biodiversity Outlook (Assessment) 2020 biodiversity targets (follow up of the 2010 targets) Indicators for biodiversity and ecosystem services GEO BON Mountain biodiversity Biodiversity & climate change Inland water Biodiversity and health ABS
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