Study on understanding the causes of biodiversity …
[Pages:206]European Commission Directorate-General for Environment
Study on understanding the causes of biodiversity loss and the policy assessment framework
In the context of the Framework Contract No. DG ENV/G.1/FRA/2006/0073 Specific Contract No. DG.ENV.G.1/FRA/2006/0073
Final Report
Allister Slingenberg, Leon Braat, Henny van der Windt, Koen Rademaekers, Lisa Eichler, Kerry Turner
Member of Consortium
October 2009
Authors: Allister Slingenberg, ECORYS Leon Braat, Wageningen University / Alterra Henny van der Windt, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG) Lisa Eichler, ECORYS Kerry Turner, University of East Anglia
Quality Control: Koen Rademaekers, ECORYS
Contributing authors: Salim Morsy, ECORYS Associate Sil Boeve, ECORYS
Disclaimer: all opinions formulated in this report have been made by ECORYS and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission.
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Table of contents
Table of contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Executive Summary
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1 Introduction
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1.1 Background
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1.1.1 Context
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1.1.2 Current state of play
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1.1.3 The debate on economics and biodiversity in a nutshell
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1.2 Current research on biodiversity loss
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1.2.1 Latest biodiversity research and models
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1.2.2 Biodiversity frameworks and assessments
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1.3 Approach
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2 Direct causes of biodiversity loss
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2.1 Introduction
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2.2 Land-use change
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2.2.1 Agricultural expansion: growing food production in developing
countries
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2.2.2 Agricultural expansion: the case of biofuels
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2.2.3 Infrastructure development
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2.2.4 Deforestation
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2.3 Pollution
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2.3.1 Air pollution
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2.3.2 Water pollution
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2.3.3 Marine pollution from oil spills
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2.4 Unsustainable natural resource use
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2.4.1 Fisheries
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2.4.2 Mining
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2.4.3 Commercial wood extraction
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2.5 Climate change
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2.6 Invasive alien species
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3 Biodiversity and the policy assessment framework
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3.1 Introduction
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3.2 Economic drivers
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3.2.1 Market failures
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3.2.2 Economic structure, size and growth
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3.2.3 Demand for ecosystem services
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3.2.4 Macroeconomic factors
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3.2.5 Trade-related biodiversity-loss
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3.2.6 Technology
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3.3 Demographic drivers
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3.3.1 Population size
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3.3.2 Public attitudes and individual behaviour
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3.4 Institutional drivers
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3.4.1 Property rights
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3.4.2 Governance
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3.4.3 Formal policies and their effects on biodiversity
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3.5 Policy assessment applied: some examples
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3.5.1 A closer look at the scaling mismatch and the effects of globalisation
on biodiversity in coastal ecosystems
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3.5.2 Likely future effects of increased biodiversity protection efforts
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3.5.3 A case study of biodiversity implications of biofuels policies
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4 Bottlenecks and solutions
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4.1.1 A closer look at possible marine ecosystem specific bottlenecks and
solutions
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4.1.2 A closer look at the role of governance as a potential bottleneck
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4.2 Conclusions and recommendations
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5 Annex 1: Case studies on coastal ecosystems and biodiversity loss
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5.1 Introduction
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5.1.1 The DPSIR framework applied to coastal ecosystems
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5.2 Case study 1a: Beach ecosystems in Italy
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5.2.1 Management of beaches in Riviera del Beigua (Liguria)
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5.3 Case study 1b: Mangrove ecosystems in Thailand
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5.4 Case study 1c: Coastal wetlands in England, UK
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5.4.1 Freshwater coastal wetlands: The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads
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5.4.2 Saltmarsh ecosystems in coastal Eastern England, UK
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6 Annex 2: Case studies on marine ecosystems and biodiversity loss
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6.1 Introduction
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6.2 Case study 2a: The North Sea
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6.2.1 Direct causes of decrease of biodiversity
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6.2.2 Underlying causes
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6.2.3 Possible solutions
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6.3 Case study 2b: the Coral Triangle
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6.3.1 Direct causes of decrease of biodiversity
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6.3.2 Underlying causes
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6.3.3 Possible solutions
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6.4 Case study 2c: the Arctic Ocean
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6.4.1 Direct causes of decrease of biodiversity
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6.4.2 Underlying causes
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6.4.3 Possible solutions
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7 Annex 3: Case studies on forest ecosystems and biodiversity loss
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7.1 Case study 3a: the Congo Basin
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7.1.1 Direct causes of deforestation
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7.1.2 Underlying causes of deforestation
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7.1.3 Actors and policy framework
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7.1.4 Possible solutions
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7.2 Case study 3b: the Amazon forest ecosystem
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7.2.1 Direct causes of deforestation
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7.2.2 Underlying causes of deforestation
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7.2.3 Actors and policy framework
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7.2.4 Possible solutions
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7.3 Case study 3c: Forest ecosystems in Tanzania
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7.3.1 Direct causes of biodiversity loss
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7.3.2 Underlying causes of biodiversity loss
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7.3.3 Actors and policy framework
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7.3.4 Possible solutions
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8 Bibliography
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List of Figures
Figure 1.1 Mapping the link between biodiversity, ecosystem services, and
human wellbeing
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Figure 1.2 Worldwide depiction of threatened biodiversity hotspots
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Figure 1.3 Trends in biodiversity from 1700-2050
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Figure 1.4 Global biodiversity hotspots and development levels
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Figure 1.5 The drivers-pressures-states-impacts-responses (DPSIR) framework
applied to biodiversity
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Figure 1.6 DPSIR framework with examples
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Figure 1.7 Linking non-policy and policy-related causes of biodiversity loss
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Figure 1.8 Socioeconomic biodiversity pressures and drivers ? a conceptual
model
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Figure 1.9 Overview of the direct and underlying causes of biodiversity loss and
the policy assessment framework
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Figure 2.1 Loss of biodiversity with continued agricultural expansion, pollution,
climate change and infrastructure development
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Figure 2.2 Development of mean species abundance worldwide in the baseline
scenario from 2000 to 2050 and the contribution to this decline from
various environmental pressures
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Figure 2.3 The relative significance of different direct causes for projected
biodiversity loss in South East Asia, 2000-2050 (GLOBIO 3.0).
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Figure 2.4 Main direct drivers of change in biodiversity and ecosystems
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Figure 2.5 General biofuel pathway with inputs and environmental impacts
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Figure 2.6 Example of displacement mechanism causing indirect deforestation
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Figure 2.7 Large tanker spills since 1984
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Figure 2.8 Spawning biomass of Atlantic bluefin tuna, measured until 2007
(blue) and extrapolated till 2012 (red)
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Figure 2.9 International trade of forest products
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Figure 2.10 Woodfuel consumption in Africa
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Figure 3.1 Economic worldwide benefits coming from biodiversity
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Figure 3.2 Relationships among representative intermediate services, final
services and benefits
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Figure 3.3 Possible policy effects of trade on biodiversity in developing countries 64
Figure 3.4 Projected population growth 2000-2030
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Figure 3.5 Worldwide protected area for 2009 and additional protected area
according to biodiversity scenario for 2030
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Figure 3.6 Congo basin countries: current protected area (2009) and additional
protected area according to biodiversity scenario for 2030 with
MODIS forest cover (2004)
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Figure 3.7 Effects of biodiversity scenarios under BAU1 scenario without
incentive payments on deforestation rates in the 6 Congo Basin
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countries considering versus not considering projected protection
areas, 2010, 2020 and 2030
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Figure 3.8 Effects of protected area on avoided deforestation (forest cover loss in
percent) in the Congo Basin for 2030
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Figure 3.9 Sources for bioethanol and biodiesel production in Europe by 2020
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Figure 4.1 Worldwide percentage of protected versus non-protected forest area
by forest type
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Figure 4.2 Illegal logging and corruption linkage worldwide
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Figure 5.1 Classification of coastal and marine ecosystem services
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Figure 5.2 DPSIR for coastal ecosystems
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Figure 5.3 Key anthropogenic pressures on sandy beaches
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Figure 5.4 Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework applied
to beach ecosystems
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Figure 5.5 Marginal benefits of retaining and converting natural habitats,
expressed as Net Present Value in 2000 US$/ha
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Figure 5.6 Driving forces-Pressure-State-Impact-Response framework applied to
wetlands
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Figure 5.7 Direct and indirect pressures and related use conflicts in the Broads 117
Figure 6.1 North Sea fish stocks, UK, spawning stock biomass for three fish
species (thousand tonnes)
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Figure 6.2 Trends in spawning cod biomass and in fishing mortality
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Figure 6.3 Arctic Sea ice extent (2007)
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Figure 6.4 Arctic Sea ice extent (2009)
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Figure 7.1 Number of native tree species per country
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Figure 7.2 Designated forest functions, globally, 2005 (%)
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Figure 7.3 Trends in forest area by region, 1990-2005 (million hectares)
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Figure 7.4 Forests designated for conservation, 1990-2005 (million hectares)
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Figure 7.5 Number of native tree species in Africa
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Figure 7.6 Woodfuel consumption in Africa
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Figure 7.7: Estimated deforestation rates in the 6 Congo Basin countries for 2010,
2020 and 2030 for BAU 1 Scenario (A) and BAU 2 Scenario (B)
without incentive payments (business as usual under constant
governance)
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Figure 7.8: Effects of incentive payment (carbon price in USD/tC) on deforestation
rates in the Congo basin (6 countries) in 2010, 2020 and 2030 under
BAU 1 Scenario (A) and BAU 2 Scenario (B)
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Figure 7.9: Congo Basin: change in forest cover 2000 versus 2030 according to
FAO scenario (BAU)
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Figure 7.10: Congo Basin: difference in forest cover in 2030 according to FAO
BAU scenario and REDD scenario (10 $/tC)
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Figure 7.11: Effects of incentive payment (carbon price in USD/tC) on
deforestation rate in the Congo Basin (6 countries) with governance
development scenario in 2010, 2020 and 2030 of deforestation BAU 1
Scenario (A) and BAU 2 Scenario (B)
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Figure 7.12: Forest cover projections under different governance scenarios, 2000
and 2030
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Figure 7.13 Diagram depicting interlinkages of global and local direct and
underlying causes of Amazonian deforestation
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