OECD World Forum onStatistics, Knowledge and Policy

Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies Istanbul, 29 June 2007

BIODIVERSITY

The 2010 Biodiversity Target

To “achieve by 2010 a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national level as a contribution to poverty alleviation and to the benefit of all life on earth”

Adopted by over 190 of the world's governments at the meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2001, and endorsed by the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002

Focal Areas

1. Status and trends of the components of biological diversity

2. Sustainable use

3. Threats to biodiversity

4. Ecosystem integrity and ecosystem goods and services

5. Status of traditional knowledge, innovations and practices

6. Status of access and benefit-sharing

7. Status of resource transfers

Focal Area Indicator

Status and trends of the components of biodiversity

Trends in extent of selected biomes, ecosystems, and habitats

Trends in abundance and distribution of selected species (Living Planet Index)

Coverage of protected areas

Change in status of threatened species (Red List Index)

Trends in genetic diversity of domesticated animals, cultivated plants, and fish species of major socioeconomic importance

2010 Target Indicators

Focal Area Indicator

Sustainable use Area of forest, agricultural and aquaculture ecosystems under sustainable management

Proportion of products derived from sustainable sources

Ecological footprint and related concepts

2010 Target Indicators

Living Planet Index

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1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000

LPI

95% CI

95% CI

Species Terrestrial Freshwater Marine Total

Fishes 0 111 129 240

Amphibians 2 75 0 77

Reptiles 14 25 7 46

Birds 531 164 121 816

Mammals 205 14 53 272

Total 752 389 310 1451

Living Planet Index

Terrestrial Mammals

Terrestrial Living Planet Index

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1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000

Terrestrial LPI

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95% CI

Marine Living Planet Index

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1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000

Marine

95% CI

95% CI

Freshwater Living Planet Index

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1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000

Freshwater

95% CI

95% CI

Temperate and Tropical Terrestrial Indices

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1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000

Temperate IndexLow CIHigh CITropical IndexLow CIHigh CI

LPI Canada Terrestrial, 1970-2003

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1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000

Birds

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LPI Canada Terrestrial

LPI Uganda

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1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000

All Species N = 35

Birds N = 9

Mammals N = 26

Change in threat status since 1988

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Red List Index for Birds

World Ecological Footprint 1961-2003

Ecological Footprints by Region

Ecological Footprints of Nations

• Database completely rebuilt to allow more detailed analyses of regions, biomes, taxa and management

• Need 4-5 times more data, targeting regions, taxa and biomes with low representation

• Investigate possibility of incorporating plants and invertebrates

• Searchable database on the internet• Remote data input from around the world • Broaden institutional collaboration

LPI Future Developments