Thomas Elmqvist, Belinda Reyers, Thomas Bergendorff

SC-Diversitas 22-24 March 2011

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I: TEEB

Follow-up through TEEB-ICLEI partnership (TE)

Reyers, B, Biggs, R., Elmqvist, T, Folke, C & Polasky, S. A social-ecological approach to ecosystem service indicator development.(in prep).

Follow-up at the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, UK, June 2011 (TE, BR)

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE INDICATORS PROJECT

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Assessment of Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystems

CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY COP10Nagoya, Japan, 18-29 October 2010Agenda item 4.9 (c)

PLAN OF ACTION ON SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, CITIES AND OTHER LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR BIODIVERSITYDecision as adopted

“Requests the Executive Secretary, subject to the availability of resources, to prepare an assessment of the links and opportunities between urbanization and biodiversity for the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties, based on the third edition of the Global Biodiversity Outloo

Global Partnership: SCBD, UNEP, UN-Habitat, UNESCO, WCMC, ICLEI, URBIO, URBIS, SRC

Four Working Groups

Condition and Trends

What is the current condition and historical trends of urbanization and effects on biodiversity and ecosystems?

What have been the consequences of urbanization on biodiversity, ecosystems and human well-being?

Why biodiversity and ecosystems services matter in urban landscapes

Responses

What can we do to enhance human well-being through sustainably manage urban biodiversity and ecosystem services?

Scenarios

What will be the consequences of continued and accelerated urbanization for biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being, particularly in developing countries?

Analyses at the Urban Landscape

scale

All of the above illustrated with a rich set of examples at regional and local scales

LBSAPS CBI

Plan Coordinated by SRC and bioSUSTAINABILITY IPO 4 coordinating lead authors 15-20 lead authors 30-40 contributing authors Total 200-300 pages Main messages and data visualized on the web

(develop www.urbanplanetatlas.org ) Budget – Japanese government, neg. withWorld

Bank (Urban Knowledge Platform) Presented at PUP, Rio+20, delivered to COP11 Link:

TEEB follow-up for local governments IPBES

PECS In the process of discussing synergies Collaboration with working groups:

Marine social-ecological systems Urbanizing landscapes and effects on natural

capital Reserves in regions - protected areas Food for all through sustainable ecosystems Drylands