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Biodiversity Conservation & The GEF

Biodiversity Conservation & The GEF. BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION & THE GEF WHY BIODIVERSITY? STILL IN AN ERA OF DISCOVERY THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY SETTING PRIORITIES: HOTSPOTS MADAGASCAR: A MICROCOSM AND AN ON-THE GROUND REALITY CHECK HIGH BIODIVERSITY WILDERNESS AREAS

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Biodiversity Conservation & The GEF

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  1. Biodiversity Conservation & The GEF

  2. BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION & THE GEF WHY BIODIVERSITY? STILL IN AN ERA OF DISCOVERY THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY SETTING PRIORITIES: HOTSPOTS MADAGASCAR: A MICROCOSM AND AN ON-THE GROUND REALITY CHECK HIGH BIODIVERSITY WILDERNESS AREAS THE GUIANA SHIELD THE GEF AND ITS CRITICAL ROLE PAST PERFORMANCE AND PRIORITIES FOR THE FUTURE

  3. What is Biodiversity? That wealth of genes, species, ecosystems and ecological processes that makes our living planet what it is The sum total of all life on Earth Our living legacy to future generations The basic underpinning of sustainable development

  4. # Species Known to Science ~1.9 million

  5. Total Number of Species ? 5 million ? 10 million ? 30 million ?

  6. 95 New Primate Species Described Since 1990 (~20% of all known species)

  7. Lemurs of Madagascar - Field Guide 1994:50 2006:71 2010: 101 2012: 103

  8. We are living in an exciting new era of Species Discovery

  9. Why Biodiversity ? Intrinsic Value / Moral Imperative Aesthetic Value Cultural Value Economic Value of Species Biomimicry Agriculture – Maintaining Genetic Diverrsity Recreation / Ecotourism Ecosystem Services Forests and Fresh Water Pollination Disaster Prevention (Fires, Floods, Tsunamis) Forests and Climate: REDD+ Oceans and Climate: Blue Carbon

  10. Human Well-Being Ecosystem Services Biodiversity

  11. TEEB, a global study on the economics of biodiversity launched its key findings and responses at the CBD One of the most influential findings was that The net present value of services from forest ecosystems that we lose each year is estimated at 1.35 trillion and 3 trillion Euros The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)

  12. Colombia as pilot site Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services

  13. Rio+20

  14. World Bank 50 / 50 Commitment on Natural Capital Accounting by Countries and Corporations

  15. Demonstrating that Renewable Natural Capital needs to be central to long-term Sustainable Development

  16. Green Economies

  17. THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY

  18. Priorities, New Opportunities, and New Directions

  19. Shortly after this vist…

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