linkages between biodiversity conservation, climate change and poverty alleviation
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Linkages between Biodiversity Conservation, Climate Change and Poverty Alleviation. Hanoi, 22. May 2007. Prof. Dr. Manfred Niekisch University of Greifswald. BIO FUEL ?. FAO 2004: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Linkages between Biodiversity Conservation,
Climate Change and Poverty Alleviation
Prof. Dr. Manfred Niekisch
University of Greifswald
Hanoi, 22. May 2007
BIO FUEL ?
FAO 2004:
7 of the 10 economically most important marine fish species (30% of gobal catch) are fully exploited or overexploited.
Resources are exhausted
Subsidizing the Great DepletionUS$30 billion annual subsidy (1995-2005)High Seas Bottom Trawling (annually):
$600m Landed catch value
$152m Subsidy (25% of landed value)
$ 60m Profit (10% of landed value)
Are we mad?!?
Social
Econom
ic
Environm
entalSustainable Development
Biodiversity and Climate
Econom
ic
Cultural
Social
Econom
ic
Cultural
Social
Sustainable Development
• Food• Ecosystem Services (air, water, recreation)• Creating domestic species• Agriculture (agro-biodiversity)• Spiritual Reasons, Religions• Medicine• Cosmetics• Intrinsic Values• Basis of Life on Earth• and and and………
Why does biodiversity matter?
How do we get there?
Economic assessment of the loss of biodiversity („Para-Stern-Report“)
Analysis/multiplication of success storiesCommunication campaignsTechnology Transfer North-SouthKnowledge Transfer South-North„Better“ scienceDevelopment cooperation: focus on resource
oriented (long term) projects
Protected AreasSpecies ProtectionEcological Corridors
Land Use PlaningSustainable Use of ResourcesParticipation
HIV-Aids
Nutrition, Health Care
Illiteracy
Urban Slums
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
!
Protected AreasSpecies ProtectionEcological Corridors
Land Use PlaningSustainable Use of ResourcesParticipation
HIV-Aids
Nutrition, Health Care
Illiteracy
Urban Slums
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
!
CLIMATE
Means
Power
Motivation
Knowledge