1. Linkages between Biodiversity Conservation, Climate Change and Poverty Alleviation Prof. Dr. Manfred Niekisch University of Greifswald Hanoi, 22. May 2007

7. BIO FUEL ?

16. FAO 2004: 7 of the 10 economically most important marine fish species (30% of gobal catch) are fully exploited or overexploited.

17. Resources are exhausted

18. Subsidizing the Great Depletion US$30 billion annual subsidy (1995-2005) High Seas Bottom Trawling (annually): $600mLanded catch value $152mSubsidy (25% of landed value) $ 60mProfit (10% of landed value) Are we mad?!?

19. Social Economic Environmental Sustainable Development

21. Biodiversity and Climate Economic Cultural Social Economic Cultural Social Sustainable Development

33. Food Ecosystem Services (air, water, recreation) Creating domestic species Agriculture (agro-biodiversity) Spiritual Reasons, Religions Medicine Cosmetics Intrinsic Values Basis of Life on Earth and and and……… Why does biodiversity matter?

34. How do we get there? Economic assessment of the loss of biodiversity („Para-Stern-Report“) Analysis/multiplication of success stories Communication campaigns Technology Transfer North-South Knowledge Transfer South-North „Better“ science Development cooperation: focus on resource oriented (long term) projects

35. Protected Areas Species Protection Ecological Corridors Land Use Planing Sustainable Use of Resources Participation HIV-Aids Nutrition, Health Care Illiteracy Urban Slums BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION POVERTY ALLEVIATION !

36. Protected Areas Species Protection Ecological Corridors Land Use Planing Sustainable Use of Resources Participation HIV-Aids Nutrition, Health Care Illiteracy Urban Slums BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION POVERTY ALLEVIATION ! CLIMATE

37. Means Power Motivation Knowledge