Photo 1 4.2” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” Jean-Philippe Palasi Director for European policy Averting global biodiversity loss Photo 1 4.2” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” Can we avert global biodiversity loss ? That means addressing 5 direct causes: • Habitat destruction • Over exploitation • Pollution • Invasive species • Climate change Photo 1 4.2” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” Can we avert global biodiversity loss ? That means addressing 5 direct causes: • Habitat destruction • Over exploitation • Pollution • Invasive species • Climate change Photo 1 4.2” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” Can we avert global biodiversity loss ? That means addressing 5 direct causes: • Habitat destruction • Over exploitation • Pollution • Invasive species • Climate change And several root causes: • Demographic growth • Poverty • Poor governance, corruption and conflicts • Unsustainable economic models (production, Photo 1 consumption and supply chains) 4.2” x 10.31” • Lack of awareness & adequate accounting Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” Habitat destruction Climate change species confined to high altitude At 520 ppm (mid-century?) most of coral species in warm waters would scarcely support further growth. Increased droughts in the Amazon basin 2010 vegetation anomalies, Nasa Earth Observatory CC impact on species Chris Thomas (Leeds univ), Nature, 2004 « We predict, on the basis of mid-range climate-warming scenarios for 2050, that 15-37% of species (…) will be committed to exctinction » = 1 million terrestrial species by 2050 Mitigation is key: - Lower climate projections: ~18% - Mid-range: ~24% Photo 1 4.2” x 10.31” - Maximum: ~35% Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” Biodiversity loss …is a defining issues of our time …is closely linked to climate change …will carry on for decades, probably centuries …can be mitigated through profound changes in our economic and social systems Photo 1 4.2” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” EU action for global biodiversity Photo 1 4.2” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” EU action for global biodiversity 1. European biodiversity • Habitats & Birds directives • Common agriculture policy • Overseas territories Photo 1 4.2” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” Anguilla British Virgin Is. The EU overseas dimension Turks & Caïcos Caïman Islands Montserrat Sint-Marteen Sint-Eustatius Greenland Saba St Pierre & Miquelon Azores St-Martin Madeira St-Barth. Guadeloupe Canary islands Martinique Aruba French Guiana Wallis Bonaire French & Futuna Curaçao Ascension Polynesia Mayotte BIOT (British Indian Ocean Ter.) St Helena Reunion Scattered New Islands Caledonia Pitcairn Tristan da Cunha Amsterdam St-Paul South Georgia Crozet Islands TAAF (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises) Iles Sandwich Falklands Kerguelen (Islas Malvinas) BAT (British Antarctic Territory) Adélie Land ORs OCTs Vast marine responsabilities 25 million km² EU action for global biodiversity 1. European biodiversity • Habitats & Birds directives • Common agriculture policy • Overseas territories Photo 1 4.2” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” EU action for global biodiversity 1. European biodiversity • Habitats & Birds directives • Common agriculture policy • Overseas territories 2. External funding Photo 1 4.2” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” EU action for global biodiversity 1. European biodiversity • Habitats & Birds directives • Common agriculture policy • Overseas territories 2. External funding Photo 1 4.2” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” EU action for global biodiversity 1. European biodiversity • Habitats & Birds directives • Common agriculture policy • Overseas territories 2. External funding • Double global funding (Hyderabad 2012) Photo 1 4.2” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” EU action for global biodiversity 1. European biodiversity • Habitats & Birds directives • Common agriculture policy • Overseas territories 2. External funding • Double global funding (Hyderabad 2012) Photo 1 4.2” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” EU action for global biodiversity 1. European biodiversity • Habitats & Birds directives • Common agriculture policy • Overseas territories 2. External funding • Double global funding (Hyderabad 2012) • Working with countries to prioritize biodiversity • EC staff capacity on external biodiversity • Flagship initiative « Biodiversity for Life » • Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund • Supporting national sustainable development strategies, including natural capital accounting Photo 1 4.2” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” EU action for global biodiversity 1. European biodiversity • Habitats & Birds directives • Common agriculture policy • Overseas territories 2. External funding • Double global funding (Hyderabad 2012) • Working with countries to prioritize biodiversity • EC staff capacity on external biodiversity • Flagship initiative « Biodiversity for Life » • Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund • Supporting national sustainable development strategies, including natural capital accounting 3. External policy measures • Climate commitments • African wildlife conservation strategy • Wildlife in other regions of the world (?) • Policy Coherence for Development Photo 1 • Timber policy / FLEGT 4.2” x 10.31” • EU action plan on deforestation • Impact of European consumption & trade Position • Sustainable food x: 8.74”, y: .18” Thank you ! conservation.org twitter.com/jppalasi Photo 1 4.2” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” Photo 1 4.2” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” .