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 für Klimafolgenforschung In cooperation with: Supported by:

Analysis of the state of the art: How static are nature conservation strategies? What are conservation targets?

CBD – Convention of Biological Diversity Objectives Objects Conservation Genes Sustainable use Species Fair benefit and access Ecosystems sharing

EU Habitats‘ Directive and Birds Directive Objectives Objects Maintain European Habitats biodiversity Species Coherence

Habitats

Habitats

Habitats Gitsfjället – SE0810057 Fotograf: Peter Näslund

PNV map Present-day HadCM3 PCM Hickler et al. in prep.

Hickler et al. In prep.

Habitats

Habitats How important is spruce to acknowledge the site as of communal importance?

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 ….

Species Areal shifts Example oak ( Quercus coccifera ) Present (Soil, climate, land use) GRAS BAMBU SEDG Scenarios 3 ALARM- Land use and climate change scenarios, 2080 SEDG (+2), BAMBU (+3), GRAS (+4) Pompe et al ., in prep.

Species Snow chicken (Alpenschneehuhn) – Lagopus muta http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Lagopus_muta2.jpg

Coherence Spatial coherence vs functional coherence

Ecosystem services

Prioritizing targets

Prioritizing targets Most endangered Vohland et al., in press

Prioritizing targets Most representative Vohland et al., in press

Prioritizing targets Highest diversity Vohland et al., in press

Prioritizing targets Highest diversity Vohland et al., in press

Prioritizing targets ES Carbon storage Vohland et al., in press

Prioritizing targets Most virgin Vohland et al., in press

Prioritizing targets Most altitudinal adaptive space Vohland et al., in press

Prioritizing targets Highest success expectations Vohland et al., in press

What scale are we talking about?

Scales Scale Target Degree of Instrument inflexibility World Conservation of Very low CBD biodiversity Europe Conservation of Very low Habitats‘ and European Bird‘ Directive, biodiversity Natura 2000 Germany Conservation of low National nature German conservation law biodiversity Brandenburg Conservation of medium Laws, orders clearwater lakes Clearwater lake Conservation of high management stoneworts (Charales)

Conclusion Inflexibility of nature conservation strategies is rather a problem of perception and implementation (especially in Germany) than of 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