Transcript 11.05 Tony Whitbread

Taking forward
Biodiversity in Sussex
Tony Whitbread, Chief Executive
Ecosystem Services
The benefits provided by ecosystems
that contribute to making human life
both possible and worth living
Provisional services
Regulating services
Cultural services
Support services
Primary
ecological
functions
Ecosystem
services
Goods
eg
Weathering
eg
Crops, livestock
eg
Food
Plant growth
Water
Drinking water
Soil formation
Trees
Fibre
Nutrient cycling
Wild species
Energy
Climate regulation
Local climate
Flood control
Pollination
Purification
Disease control
Wild species
Recreation
Meaningful places
Good health
Where does Biodiversity fit in?
Ecological
functions
Genes and
species
Underpins ecological processes and
indicates their health
(supporting, regulating)
Species and genetic variety give
direct products like crops, livestock,
fibre, pharmaceutical products etc.
(provisioning)
Valued by
people
Appreciation of wildlife provide
spiritual, educational and
recreational benefits, improve
health and give a sense of place
(Cultural)
Key point:
Ecosystem services are
provided by healthy,
functioning ecosystems
Providing ecosystem services on which we
depend for the conditions for life
To deliver ecological functions –
a Living Landscape
Interacting in healthy ecosystems
Makes rich habitats
Species diversity
A Living
Landscape
Where appropriate, The Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre would like to acknowledge
the following dataset providers: Natural England (RAMSAR, SAC, SPA, NNR, SSSI,
ancient woodland, vegetated shingle and saline lagoon data), East Sussex County
Council (LNR, SNCI, country park, heathland and notable verge data), West Sussex
County Council (LNR, SNCI, country park, notable verge, chalk grassland and
heathland data), Brighton & Hove City Council (SNCI & LNR data), The Environment
Agency (grazing marsh, urban areas, and hydrological data), The Farming & Rural
Conservation Agency (ESA data), South Downs Joint Committee (chalk grassland
data), The National Trust (NT properties data), Sussex Wildlife Trust (SWT reserves
data), Sussex Otters & Rivers Partnership (Black Poplar data), and Dr. Francis Rose
(ghyll woodland data).
This map is based upon or reproduced from Ordnance Survey
material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of
the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationary Office © Crown
Copyright.
Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown
copyright and may lead to prosecution or other civil proceedings.
West Sussex County Council 100018485 2007.
East Sussex County Council 100019601 2007.
Where appropriate, The Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre would like to acknowledge
the following dataset providers: Natural England (RAMSAR, SAC, SPA, NNR, SSSI,
ancient woodland, vegetated shingle and saline lagoon data), East Sussex County
Council (LNR, SNCI, country park, heathland and notable verge data), West Sussex
County Council (LNR, SNCI, country park, notable verge, chalk grassland and
heathland data), Brighton & Hove City Council (SNCI & LNR data), The Environment
Agency (grazing marsh, urban areas, and hydrological data), The Farming & Rural
Conservation Agency (ESA data), South Downs Joint Committee (chalk grassland
data), The National Trust (NT properties data), Sussex Wildlife Trust (SWT reserves
data), Sussex Otters & Rivers Partnership (Black Poplar data), and Dr. Francis Rose
(ghyll woodland data).
This map is based upon or reproduced from Ordnance Survey
material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of
the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationary Office © Crown
Copyright.
Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown
copyright and may lead to prosecution or other civil proceedings.
West Sussex County Council 100018485 2007.
East Sussex County Council 100019601 2007.
Where appropriate, The Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre would like to acknowledge
the following dataset providers: Natural England (RAMSAR, SAC, SPA, NNR, SSSI,
ancient woodland, vegetated shingle and saline lagoon data), East Sussex County
Council (LNR, SNCI, country park, heathland and notable verge data), West Sussex
County Council (LNR, SNCI, country park, notable verge, chalk grassland and
heathland data), Brighton & Hove City Council (SNCI & LNR data), The Environment
Agency (grazing marsh, urban areas, and hydrological data), The Farming & Rural
Conservation Agency (ESA data), South Downs Joint Committee (chalk grassland
data), The National Trust (NT properties data), Sussex Wildlife Trust (SWT reserves
data), Sussex Otters & Rivers Partnership (Black Poplar data), and Dr. Francis Rose
(ghyll woodland data).
This map is based upon or reproduced from Ordnance Survey
material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of
the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationary Office © Crown
Copyright.
Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown
copyright and may lead to prosecution or other civil proceedings.
West Sussex County Council 100018485 2007.
East Sussex County Council 100019601 2007.
Where appropriate, The Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre would like to acknowledge
the following dataset providers: Natural England (RAMSAR, SAC, SPA, NNR, SSSI,
ancient woodland, vegetated shingle and saline lagoon data), East Sussex County
Council (LNR, SNCI, country park, heathland and notable verge data), West Sussex
County Council (LNR, SNCI, country park, notable verge, chalk grassland and
heathland data), Brighton & Hove City Council (SNCI & LNR data), The Environment
Agency (grazing marsh, urban areas, and hydrological data), The Farming & Rural
Conservation Agency (ESA data), South Downs Joint Committee (chalk grassland
data), The National Trust (NT properties data), Sussex Wildlife Trust (SWT reserves
data), Sussex Otters & Rivers Partnership (Black Poplar data), and Dr. Francis Rose
(ghyll woodland data).
Let’s get specific
Recording of small pearl-bordered
fritillary in the SE 1970-1982
The
Cotswolds
The Chilterns
North Wessex
Downs
Surrey Hills
East Hampshire
Kent Downs
Cranborne
Chase &
West Wiltshire
Downs
High Weald
Sussex Downs
South Hampshire
Coast
Isle of Wight
Chichester
Harbour
Note: includes records that are only two figure grid references
Recording of small pearl-bordered
fritillary in the SE 1995-1999
The
Cotswolds
The Chilterns
North Wessex
Downs
Surrey Hills
East Hampshire
Kent Downs
Cranborne
Chase &
West Wiltshire
Downs
High Weald
Sussex Downs
South Hampshire
Coast
Isle of Wight
Chichester
Harbour
Sussex colonies 2004
Sussex records 2008
Let’s think about
large areas, as
well as
individual woods
Lets think about
the connections
If it is good for
Otters then it is
good for much
much more
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.
To summarise,
How do we take
Sussex Biodiversity
forward?
just four words!
More
Bigger
Better
Joined
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
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