International Union for Conservation of Nature

Perspectives through a Climate Change Lens

A SHIFT: From Vulnerability to Value…

IUCN Oceania

Taholo.kami@iucn.org

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IUCN

Commissions

• 10.000+ voluntary experts in 6 thematic groups:

Secretariat

• 1.000 full time staff worldwide

• 350 temporary staff, consultants and interns

• HQ in Gland, Switzerland

• Over 60 offices around the world

Members

• 1.067 Members worldwide from over 160 countries

• States, Government agencies, NGO

• Over 60 regional and national committees

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Core Oceania Programmes

species

water

marine

energy

Emerging Programmes• Forests • Disaster / Risk Reduction• Climate Change • Law • Economics • Green Economy

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IUCN in Oceania

IUCN has been active in the region for many years.

• 27 Australian members• 9 New Zealand• 14 Pacific Islands • State Members

(Region)• Nauru, Fiji, Solomons,

Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu

• Australia, New Zealand,USA, France, China, Japan,

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Global Context

Multi – Crisis

• Financial ‐ 18 to 51 million unemployed over 2007• Energy • Food • Climate Change • Biodiversity

UNEP – Green Economy InitiativeClimate Change? Biodiversity?

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Changing circumstances….• Shift from threats … to consequences

• CBD & Biodiversity• Climate Change • Food security… • Post Rio +20

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WWF’s LIVING PLANET INDEX – Running on an overdraft facility, but for how long?

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WWF Planetary Report

• 1.3 planet earths to meet current consumption• 2 planet earths by 2030• 2.2 planet earths if we live the average Hong

Kong lifestyle

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Global “Deficits / Losses”

• Biodiversity… species, ecosystems• Climate Change… • Nitrogen…

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A new narrative• Shift from Vulnerability to Value

• Climate change lens - 10m people in 30m sq Km of healthy ocean

• Per capita lens is incomplete (like GDP)• “More then Tuna….” Healthy ocean habitats

• Support efforts for conservation and management of natural resources

• Large and small MPAs

• Pacific Island Region – global value

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Reframing – Pacific Islands region as a global good..

Climate lens on Pacific Islands…• REDD & forests

• Some basis for using adaptation funds to “incentivise” communities of management of forest AND non forest ecosystems

• Millions of Sq kms of relatively healthy ocean habitats

Massive Pacific ecosystems – surplus can mitigate certain global deficits / losses

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Ecosystem TEVDirect use

value

Indirect &

non-use

values

Comment

Coral Reef 3.78 billion 2.31 billion 1.46 billion From coastal protection,

amenities, biodiversity;

fisheries in constant

Mangroves

Whales

(Tonga)

3.86 billion

1m / year /

whale

2.29 billion 1.57 billion

From coastal protection,

amenities, biodiversity;

fisheries in current

prices

Value of healthy Pacific Ocean ecosystems to PICTs?

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A whale contributes $1m in its lifetime to Tongan economy…. (Dept of Conservation NZ)

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Nature provides all of our clean air, food and water…

and shelter, energy, heating, soil and medicines…

and protection from natural disasters…

and recreation, inspiration, diversity and beauty.

Approx 25% of Product in a European Chemist comes from Rainforests…

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CONSCIOUS.TRAVEL ©

Cater to a Changing Market …• “Climate Aware”

• A conscious consumer…

• The conscious traveler….

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The Conscious Consumer Report, 2009, BBMG

Ana Pollock – Desticorp UK

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Concluding Thoughts…

• Recognition of the VALUE of nature’s goods and the essential contribution to livelihoods and climate change mitigation and adaptation may redirect investment in ACP economies towards sustainable outcomes

• The tropical zone (most ACP countries) maybe the lifeline for a world that has overstepped nature’s boundaries…

• Innovation is essential – we cannot repeat the last 20 years

• Shift in Emphasis and Narrative From VULNERABILITY to VALUE