1 The Fate of Indigenous Populations Andean Communities Ecosystem services and Their Links to Human Well - being. SUPPORTING SERVICES Services necessary for the production Of all other ecosystem services PROVIDING SERVICES: Products obtained from ecosystems: •Food •Fresh Water •Fuelwood •Fiber •Biochemicals •Genetic Resources REGULATING SERVICES: Benefits obtained from regulation of ecosystems processes: •Climate Regulation •Disease Regulation •Water Regulation •Water Purification CULTURAL SERVICES: Nonmaterial benefits obtained from ecosystems: •Spiritual and Religious •Recreation and Ecotourism •Aesthetic •Inspirational •Educational •Sense of Place •Cultural heritage
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The Fate of Indigenous Populations Andean
Communities
Ecosystem services and Their Links to Human Well - being.
SUPPORTINGSERVICES
Services necessary for the production
Of all other ecosystem services
PROVIDING SERVICES:Products obtained from ecosystems:•Food•Fresh Water•Fuelwood•Fiber•Biochemicals•Genetic Resources
REGULATING SERVICES:Benefits obtained from regulation of ecosystems processes:•Climate Regulation•Disease Regulation•Water Regulation•Water Purification
CULTURAL SERVICES:Nonmaterial benefits obtained from ecosystems:•Spiritual and Religious•Recreation and Ecotourism•Aesthetic•Inspirational•Educational•Sense of Place•Cultural heritage
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SOME OF THE SPECIES AND SUB-SPECIESFROM THE PACIFIC COAST TO THE AMAZON FOREST, THROUGH THE ALTIPLANO AND ITS YUNGAS
•PLANTS•CORN, POTATOES (WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF VARIETIES INCLUDING CAMOTE OR BONIATO), OCA, ULLUCO,•ARRACACHA, DIFERENT TYPE OF BEANS AND HORSE BEAN, QUINUA, CAÑIHUA, CHICORY•MEDICINAL PLANTS AND FRUITS•CHINCHONA, CACAO, RATHANIA, GUAVA, GRASSES, LYCOPODIUM, FUCHSIA,MUÑA-MUÑA, TOBACCO
•ANIMALS•ALPACA, LLAMA, GUANACO, VICUÑA, DONKEYS (TAMARIN, HOWLER, CÍCLOPES DIDACTILUS), JAGUAR, RED FOX,•CAT OF THE PAJONAL, FERRET, VISCACHA, IGUANA”TROPIDURUS”•BIRDS, •CONDOR, CARACARA CHIMANGO, BROWN PELICAN, •ÑANDÚ, LARGE HUMMING BIRDS OF THE SIERRA•FISHES•(VON HUMBOLDT, D ´ORBIGNY , BONPLAND) XIX
Macchu Picchu
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Bridges y Ruins
Interlinkages Among Environmental Issues
Water
CLIMATE CHANGE
ForestryDesertification
OzoneDepletion
BiodiversityLosses
AirQuality
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Food Production - Climate Change
UnsustainableForestry
BiodiversityLoss
Food resourcessupply andProcessing
LandDegradation
CLIMATE CHANGEChange in
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runoff, infiltration
Loss +fragmentationof habits
Loss of GeneticDiversity
N FertilizationGHG emissions
Water balance + CO2 changes
SalinizationErosion
FertilityLosses
Huanuco MarketAromatic and Medicinal Herbs and Fruits
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Textile ParacasDifferent Colored Cottons
The graphic presented in the publication Protecting Our Planet, Securing Our Future (UNEP, USNASA and WB) presents another picture.
World Population in Freshwater scarcity, stress, and relative sufficiency in 1995 and 2050
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Hunger, malaria,flooding
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Additional millions of People at risk globally due to climate change – 2080
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NEW SEA ROUTES?
UPSALA GLACIER1928
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Changes in crop yield (5 main staple cereals)from the present day to the 2080s
Unmitigated emissions
Stabilisation of CO2 at 750 ppm Stabilisation of CO2 at 550 ppm
