The document discusses the value of nature and ecosystems. It provides examples showing that losses to natural capital such as forests, freshwater, and biodiversity represent a significant percentage of GDP in some countries like Bihar, Himachal, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh. Maintaining and restoring ecosystems can help mitigate climate change and support adaptation. Examples are given of coral reefs and tropical forests which store large amounts of carbon.

1. Earth Pavan Sukhdev El valor de la naturaleza en estado silvestre

2. 11/12/09 10 th Nov 2009 WILD-9 Merida The Value of Nature : Perspectives from TEEB Pavan Sukhdev Study Leader, TEEB, & Special Adviser & Head - Green Economy, UNEP llllllllllllllll

5. “ Green GDP”: Losses too large to ignore… Source : GIST’s “Green Accounting for Indian States Project” Monographs # 1, 4, 7, & 8. ( Eg : INDIA : Net Resource Loss Adj’s as % of Gross State Domestic Product ; 2002-03) Natural Infrastructure must be treated the same as Built Infrastructure : Invest in it, Account for Depreciation …. A must for Sustainable Development Natural Resource State Fresh-water Forest Biomass Forest Bio-diversity Forest Eco-Services Capital Loss as % of GSDP Freshwater Quality Timber, Fuel-wood, Carbon storage, NTFP Eco-Tourism, Species WTP, Bio-prospecting, Water storage, Flood control, Topsoil retention Bihar - 5.4 % - 4.7 % - 0.0 % - 0.4 % - 10.5 % Himachal - 9.7 % - 2.0 % - 21.8 % - 7.4 % - 40.9 % Karnataka - 1.7 % +0.1 % - 8.2 % - 2.6 % - 12.4 % Uttar Pradesh - 17.5 % - 0.1 % - 8.7 % - 1.8 % - 28.1 % Goa -17.6 % +0.4 % -20.9 % - 5.1 % - 43.2 %

6. 11/12/09 Chichen-Itza : Sacrificial Temple

7. 11/12/09 Chichen-Itza : Pre-sacrificial Cleansing Bath

8. TEEB – “Phase 1” Three Key Messages Economic Size & Welfare Impact of Losses is huge Strong link with Poverty & risk of MDG’s failure Discount rates are ethical choices

10. TEEB ‘Phase 2’ is FIVE reports.. (“Mainstreaming”) D0 D1 D3 D2 D4 Businesses.. Citizens.. Administrators.. Policy-Makers.. 11/12/09 Ecology & Economics Foundations..

11. 12.11.09 Global Loss of Fisheries… Is there a Solution ? (see TEEB – D1, out in November) We are fishing down the food web to ever smaller species… (Source : Prof. Callum Roberts, University of York) Is there evidence that reserves work ? Reserves all over the world show dramatic increases in spawning stocks

12. Source: Fogarty et al. (2007) Eg : Distribution of fishing effort around Georges Bank closed areas

13. 73% of the United States Haddock catch is now taken within 5km of the closed area boundaries Source: Fogarty et al. (2007)

15. Tropical Coral Reefs… … can be very valuable : Eco-tourism, hazard defence, food, etc, values of upto $ 1.1 million/ hectare/year ( median about $ 100 K, across 90 examples)

16. WHAT WE THINK CORAL REEFS LOOK LIKE….

17. WHAT THEY ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE….

24. Exceptional Returns from Ecosystem Restoration…

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26. 11/12/09 Tarzali, Atherton Tablelands, North Queensland

27. 11/12/09 Complex Mesophyll Vine Forest (CMVF-1(b))…. Day 1

28. 11/12/09 Local Volunteers – TREAT

29. 11/12/09 Complex Mesophyll Vine Forest (CMVF-1(b))…. 9 Months !

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