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