1. Tony Whitbread, Chief Executive Taking forward Biodiversity in Sussex

6. Ecosystem Services The benefits provided by ecosystems that contribute to making human life both possible and worth living

7. Provisional services Regulating services Cultural services Support services

8. Primary ecological functions Ecosystem services Goods Weathering Plant growth Soil formation Nutrient cycling Climate regulation Pollination Crops, livestock Water Trees Wild species Local climate Purification Wild species Meaningful places Food Drinking water Fibre Energy Flood control Disease control Recreation Good health eg

9. Ecological functions Genes and species Valued by people Where does Biodiversity fit in? Underpins ecological processes and indicates their health (supporting, regulating) Species and genetic variety give direct products like crops, livestock, fibre, pharmaceutical products etc. (provisioning) Appreciation of wildlife provide spiritual, educational and recreational benefits, improve health and give a sense of place (Cultural)

10. Key point: Ecosystem services are provided by healthy, functioning ecosystems

11. Species diversity Makes rich habitats Interacting in healthy ecosystems To deliver ecological functions – a Living Landscape Providing ecosystem services on which we depend for the conditions for life

12. A Living Landscape

18. Let’s get specific

20. Note: includes records that are only two figure grid references Recording of small pearl-bordered fritillary in the SE 1970-1982

21. Recording of small pearl-bordered fritillary in the SE 1995-1999

22. Sussex colonies 2004

23. Sussex records 2008

24. Let’s think about large areas, as well as individual woods

26. Lets think about the connections

32. If it is good for Otters then it is good for much much more

33. The products you expect: Food Timber Plus all the things we take for granted: Reduced flood risk Water Carbon sequestration Pollinating insects Nutrient cycling, soils etc.

34. To summarise, How do we take Sussex Biodiversity forward? just four words!

35. Better Bigger Joined More

36. Thank you! UKNEA: http://uknea.unep-wcmc.org TEEB: http://www.teebweb.org/ Millenium Ecosystem Assessment: http://www.maweb.org Sussex Wildlife Trust: http://www.sussexwt.org.uk http://tonywhitbread.blogspot.com