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Do we need other conservation targets facing climate change?
Katrin Vohland Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung
In cooperation with: Supported by:
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Do we need other conservation targets facing climate change? Katrin - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Do we need other conservation targets facing climate change? Katrin Vohland Potsdam-Institut fr Klimafolgenforschung In cooperation with: Supported by: Analysis of the state of the art: How static are nature conservation strategies? What
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Analysis of the state of the art: How static are nature conservation strategies? What are conservation targets?
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CBD – Convention of Biological Diversity
Genes Species Ecosystems Conservation Sustainable use Fair benefit and access sharing Objects Objectives
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EU Habitats‘ Directive and Birds Directive
Habitats Species Coherence Maintain European biodiversity Objects Objectives
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Habitats
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Habitats
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Habitats
Gitsfjället – SE0810057
Fotograf: Peter Näslund
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Hickler et al. in prep.
Present-day PNV map PCM HadCM3
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Hickler et al. In prep.
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Habitats
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Habitats
How important is spruce to acknowledge the site as of communal importance?
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Species
ANNEX II ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES OF COMMUNITY INTEREST WHOSE CONSERVATION REQUIRES THE DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL AREAS OF CONSERVATION
... Rumex rupestris Le Gall PRIMULACEAE Androsace mathildae Levier Androsace pyrenaica Lam. *Primula apennina Widmer Primula palinuri Petagna Soldanella villosa Darracq. RANUNCULACEAE *Aconitum corsicum Gayer Adonis distorta Ten ….
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Areal shifts Example oak (Quercus coccifera )
Pompe et al., in prep.
3 ALARM- Land use and climate change scenarios, 2080 SEDG (+2), BAMBU (+3), GRAS (+4)
Present Scenarios
GRAS BAMBU SEDG
(Soil, climate, land use)
Species
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Snow chicken (Alpenschneehuhn) –Lagopus muta
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Lagopus_muta2.jpg
Species
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Coherence
Spatial coherence vs functional coherence
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Ecosystem services
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Prioritizing targets
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Prioritizing targets
Most endangered
Vohland et al., in press
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Prioritizing targets
Most representative
Vohland et al., in press
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Prioritizing targets
Highest diversity
Vohland et al., in press
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Prioritizing targets
Highest diversity
Vohland et al., in press
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Prioritizing targets
ES Carbon storage
Vohland et al., in press
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Prioritizing targets
Most virgin
Vohland et al., in press
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Prioritizing targets
Most altitudinal adaptive space
Vohland et al., in press
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Prioritizing targets
Highest success expectations
Vohland et al., in press
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What scale are we talking about?
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Scales
Laws, orders medium Conservation of clearwater lakes Brandenburg management high Conservation of stoneworts (Charales) Clearwater lake National nature conservation law low Conservation of German biodiversity Germany Habitats‘ and Bird‘ Directive, Natura 2000 Very low Conservation of European biodiversity Europe CBD Very low Conservation of biodiversity World Instrument Degree of inflexibility Target Scale
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Conclusion
Inflexibility of nature conservation strategies is rather a problem
- f perception and implementation (especially in Germany) than
- f inflexible targets.
Consideration of scales is important when adopting instruments: Overall aim is to conserve biodiversity and sustainable development Specific human requirements (e.g. landscape asthetics, flood protection) as well as evolutionary potential (~ intrinsic values) must be included in conservation strategies
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