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The Amazon Network Initiative. Conserving the Legacy of a Living Amazon Daniel Arancibia WWF October 20, 2009. Amazon: Geographic Scope. 6.7 million square kilometers in size Shared by 8 countries & 1 overseas territory > 33 million people living in the Amazon. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Amazon Network Initiative
Conserving the Legacy of a Living Amazon
Daniel ArancibiaWWF
October 20, 2009
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Amazon: Geographic Scope
6.7 million square kilometers in size
Shared by 8 countries & 1 overseas territory
> 33 million people living in the Amazon
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The Amazon Biome: Importance
>90-140 billion tons of carbon – significant for climate change mitigation
40% of the Earth’s remaining Tropical Forests
20% of world’s freshwater flows through the Basin
> 10% of the known species on Earth found here
350 indigenous groups dependent on its resources; > 60 still living in voluntary isolation
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WWF in the Amazon
> 40 years of experience in the region
Presence in 8 out of 9 countries
Work with partners across scales – local to global
Thematic expertise on footprint & biodiversity issues
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Climate Change
Amazon: a regional and global climate regulator
Links between deforestation and climate change
Potential tipping points
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Extensive Cattle Ranching
80% of deforestation in the Amazon Biome brought about by cattle ranching
Low productivity cattle ranching pervasive
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Mechanized agriculture
Amazon increasingly integrated into national and global demand
Booming demand for animal feed and biofuels
Soy
Sugar cane
Palm oil
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Drivers of change in the Amazon
Market demand for agro-commodities and energy
Transport infrastructure
Amazon as critical provider of ecosystem goods & services not factored into development paradigm
Comparatively low economic value of natural ecosystems
Opportunistic land use
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Amazon Network Initiative: Vision
We envision an ecologically healthy Amazon Biome that maintains its environmental and cultural contribution to local peoples, the countries of the region, and the world, within a framework of social equity, inclusive economic development and global responsibility
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Amazon Conceptual Model
Sustainable Commodities
Market demand (agro-commodities)
Mechanized Agriculture
Ecological Systems
Environmental Flows
Regional climate patterns
Deforestation / Conversion
Free Flowing Rivers & Forest Friendly Roads
Transport Infrastructure
Market demand (energy)
Water Infrastructure
Lack of planning / land grabbing
Landscape Planning &
Conservation
River flow changes
Extensive Cattle
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Climate Change
Lack of Ecosystem Value
Weak Governance / lack integrated
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Bolstering the Value of Natural
Ecosystems
Main StrategiesMain Threats
Main drivers
Main pressures
Conservation Targets
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ANI Strategies
Shifting the Paradigm
Bolstering the Value of Natural Ecosystems
Sound Land Planning and Conservation
Sustainable Agro-Commodities
Free-flowing Rivers and Forest-friendly Roads
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ANI Strategy 1: Shifting the Paradigm
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Amazon ecosystem services incorporated as critical ingredient of development
Amazon’s regional & global contribution understood as vital
Responsibility fostered at all levels
By:
Showing policy / economic
benefits of healthy Amazon
Building committed & informed
constituencies for the Amazon
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ANI Strategy 2: Bolstering the Value of Natural Ecosystems
Increased market value of natural ecosystems by:
Promoting Carbon Credits
Payment for Environmental
Services (other than carbon)
Advocating for comprehensive
forest policies
Promoting demand for
sustainable forest products
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ANI Strategy 3: Land Planning & Conservation
Secure the foundations of a healthy ecosystem through a landscape approach by supporting:
Land-use plans in priority landscapes
Strengthening of land tenure and resource rights
Creation of Protected Areas
Effective management of critical
protected areas, indigenous lands
& key areas without legal
protection
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ANI Strategy 4: Sustainable Agro-Commodities
Influence markets to signal need for improved performance through :
Adoption of socio-environmental standards & better management practices
Designation of “go” vs. “no-go” zones
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ANI Strategy 5: Forest Friendly Roads & Free-Flowing Rivers
Infrastructure development recognizes importance of ecosystem and local residents’ needs by:
Improving social & environmental criteria
Influencing national and regional transportation and energy policies
Enhancing civil society capacity & participation during infrastructure design & implementation
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ANI Multi-Scale Approach
Source: Folke et al.(1998)
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WWF Presence in Amazon
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Potential WWF Priority Landscapes
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