Transcript Key Biodiversity Areas: review and lessons learned workshop

Key Biodiversity Areas:
review and lessons learned workshop
Five years of Key Biodiversity Areas
Churchill Hotel, Washington DC
25 July 2006
The importance of local ownership of
global standards for conservation
outcomes in CI
The importance of local ownership of
global standards for conservation
outcomes in CI
 Local ownership because the closer to the ground
planning occurs, the better the link to implementation
The importance of local ownership of
global standards for conservation
outcomes in CI
 Local ownership because the closer to the ground
planning occurs, the better the link to implementation
 Global standards because CI is a global organization,
accountable to global donors, and so must be able to
compare between regions and over time
The importance of local ownership of
global standards for conservation
outcomes in CI
 Local ownership because the closer to the ground
planning occurs, the better the link to implementation
 Global standards because CI is a global organization,
accountable to global donors, and so must be able to
compare between regions and over time
 Targets for conservation outcomes to justify strategy
and provide baseline for monitoring
Species
Sites
Extinctions
Avoided
Areas
Protected
Sea/Landscapes
Corridors
Consolidated
Biosphere
Genes
Increasing scale of ecological organization
Key Biodiversity Areas are…
Key Biodiversity Areas are…
 Sites of global significance for biodiversity
conservation
Key Biodiversity Areas are…
 Sites of global significance for biodiversity
conservation
 Targets for ‘Areas Protected’ biodiversity conservation
outcomes for CI
Key Biodiversity Areas are…
 Sites of global significance for biodiversity
conservation
 Targets for ‘Areas Protected’ biodiversity conservation
outcomes for CI
 Identified by CI CBCs, regional programs, and
partners, using globally standard criteria and thresholds
Key Biodiversity Areas are…
Identified following standard criteria using site occurrence
data for species of conservation significance:
Key Biodiversity Areas are…
Identified following standard criteria using site occurrence
data for species of conservation significance:
 “site” (not grid cells)
Key Biodiversity Areas are…
Identified following standard criteria using site occurrence
data for species of conservation significance:
 “site” (not grid cells)
 “occurrence” (not modeled predictions)
Key Biodiversity Areas are…
Identified following standard criteria using site occurrence
data for species of conservation significance:
 “site” (not grid cells)
 “occurrence” (not modeled predictions)
 “data” (not expert opinion)
Key Biodiversity Areas are…
Identified following standard criteria using site occurrence
data for species of conservation significance:
 “site” (not grid cells)
 “occurrence” (not modeled predictions)
 “data” (not expert opinion)
 “species” (not environmental surrogates)
Key Biodiversity Areas are…
Identified following standard criteria using site occurrence
data for species of conservation significance:
 “site” (not grid cells)
 “occurrence” (not modeled predictions)
 “data” (not expert opinion)
 “species” (not environmental surrogates)
 “conservation significance” (not species richness)
Key Biodiversity Areas are…
Identified following standard criteria using site occurrence
data for species of conservation significance:
Key Biodiversity Areas are…
Identified following standard criteria using site occurrence
data for species of conservation significance:
 Vulnerability (globally threatened species)
Key Biodiversity Areas are…
Identified following standard criteria using site occurrence
data for species of conservation significance:
 Vulnerability (globally threatened species)
 Irreplaceability (>X% of global population of a species)
- start with restricted-range species
- congregations
-…
Key Biodiversity Areas are not…
Key Biodiversity Areas are not…
 Necessarily protected areas, although many are, and
many more should be
Key Biodiversity Areas are not…
 Necessarily protected areas, although many are, and
many more should be
 The “only” scale at which biodiversity conservation is
urgent – they must often be complemented by targeting
species specific (e.g., invasive species control) and
sea/landscape scale (e.g., biodiversity conservation
corridors) outcomes
(Ancient) history of KBAs…
Early ‘80s
BirdLife
International
(then ICBP)
developed
“Important Bird
Areas” (IBAs)
(Ancient) history of KBAs…
Early ‘80s
Mid ‘90s
BirdLife
Plantlife
International International
(then ICBP)
developed
developed
“Important
“Important Bird Plant Areas”
Areas” (IBAs)
(IPAs)
(Ancient) history of KBAs…
Early ‘80s
Mid ‘90s
BirdLife
Plantlife
International International
(then ICBP)
developed
developed
“Important
“Important Bird Plant Areas”
Areas” (IBAs)
(IPAs)
2000 on
Important
Freshwater
/Mammal/Herp
/Butterfly
/Dragonfly
Areas…
(Ancient) history of KBAs (cont)…
…so, importance of unifying these multiple taxonspecific initiatives to avoid duplication of effort and
confusion
(Ancient) history of KBAs (cont)…
…so, importance of unifying these multiple taxonspecific initiatives to avoid duplication of effort and
confusion
 IBAs therefore become the bird subset of KBAs,
IPAs the plant subset of KBAs, etc
(Recent) history of KBAs…
2002
CI pioneers
quantitative
framework for
defining
biodiversity
conservation
outcomes,
including KBAs as
explicit targets at
the site scale
(Recent) history of KBAs…
2002
2003
1) AZE develops
CI pioneers
to identify and
quantitative
conserve the “tipframework for
of-the-iceberg” of
defining
KBAs
biodiversity
conservation
outcomes,
including KBAs as
explicit targets at
the site scale
(Recent) history of KBAs…
2002
2003
CI pioneers
quantitative
framework for
defining
biodiversity
conservation
outcomes,
including KBAs as
explicit targets at
the site scale
1) AZE develops
to identify and
conserve the “tipof-the-iceberg” of
KBAs
2) World Parks
Congress:
demand for KBAs
for gap analysis
(Recent) history of KBAs…
2002
2003
2004
CI pioneers
quantitative
framework for
defining
biodiversity
conservation
outcomes,
including KBAs as
explicit targets at
the site scale
1) AZE develops
to identify and
conserve the “tipof-the-iceberg” of
KBAs
2) World Parks
Congress:
demand for KBAs
for gap analysis
1) RPD publishes
CI Strategy
Handbook laying
out institutional
KBA methodology
(Recent) history of KBAs…
2002
2003
2004
CI pioneers
quantitative
framework for
defining
biodiversity
conservation
outcomes,
including KBAs as
explicit targets at
the site scale
1) AZE develops
to identify and
conserve the “tipof-the-iceberg” of
KBAs
2) World Parks
Congress:
demand for KBAs
for gap analysis
1) RPD publishes
CI Strategy
Handbook laying
out institutional
KBA methodology
2) MacArthur fund
multi-institutional
KBA workshop
(Recent) history of KBAs…
2002
2003
2004
CI pioneers
quantitative
framework for
defining
biodiversity
conservation
outcomes,
including KBAs as
explicit targets at
the site scale
1) AZE develops
to identify and
conserve the “tipof-the-iceberg” of
KBAs
2) World Parks
Congress:
demand for KBAs
for gap analysis
1) RPD publishes
CI Strategy
Handbook laying
out institutional
KBA methodology
2) MacArthur fund
multi-institutional
KBA workshop
3) Eken et al.
published
(Recent) history of KBAs…
2002
2003
CI pioneers
quantitative
framework for
defining
biodiversity
conservation
outcomes,
including KBAs as
explicit targets at
the site scale
1) AZE develops
to identify and
conserve the “tipof-the-iceberg” of
KBAs
2) World Parks
Congress:
demand for KBAs
for gap analysis
2004
2005
1) RPD publishes 1) Marine KBAs
CI Strategy
workshop
Handbook laying
out institutional
KBA methodology
2) MacArthur fund
multi-institutional
KBA workshop
3) Eken et al.
published
(Recent) history of KBAs…
2002
2003
CI pioneers
quantitative
framework for
defining
biodiversity
conservation
outcomes,
including KBAs as
explicit targets at
the site scale
1) AZE develops
to identify and
conserve the “tipof-the-iceberg” of
KBAs
2) World Parks
Congress:
demand for KBAs
for gap analysis
2004
2005
1) RPD publishes 1) Marine KBAs
CI Strategy
workshop
Handbook laying 2) International
out institutional
launch of AZE,
KBA methodology signed off by >50
2) MacArthur fund organizations
multi-institutional
KBA workshop
3) Eken et al.
published
(Recent) history of KBAs…
2002
2003
2004
2005
CI pioneers
quantitative
framework for
defining
biodiversity
conservation
outcomes,
including KBAs as
explicit targets at
the site scale
1) AZE develops
to identify and
conserve the “tipof-the-iceberg” of
KBAs
2) World Parks
Congress:
demand for KBAs
for gap analysis
1) RPD publishes
CI Strategy
Handbook laying
out institutional
KBA methodology
2) MacArthur fund
multi-institutional
KBA workshop
3) Eken et al.
published
1) Marine KBAs
workshop
2) International
launch of AZE,
signed off by >50
organizations
3) KBA guidelines
manual in review
The intergovernmental mandate for KBAs…
The intergovernmental mandate for KBAs…
 CBD Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
The intergovernmental mandate for KBAs…
 CBD Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
 WPC Durban Accord, Action Plan and
Recommendations
The intergovernmental mandate for KBAs…
 CBD Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
 WPC Durban Accord, Action Plan and
Recommendations
 CBD COP7 Decision and Programme of Work on
Protected Areas
The intergovernmental mandate for KBAs…
 CBD Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
 WPC Durban Accord, Action Plan and
Recommendations
 CBD COP7 Decision and Programme of Work on
Protected Areas
 CBD SBSTTA 10 recommendation on 2010 indicators
Identifying KBAs within CI
2002
Initial
workshop
in Bogotá
hosted by
CI Andes
CBC
Identifying KBAs within CI
2002
2003
Initial KBAs built
workshop into Ecoin Bogotá system
hosted by Profiles
CI Andes for CEPF
Cycle 4
CBC
hotspots
Identifying KBAs within CI
2002
2003
2004
Initial KBAs built Refining
workshop into Eco- KBAs in
other
in Bogotá system
CEPF
hosted by Profiles
CI Andes for CEPF hotspots
Cycle 4
and
CBC
hotspots
CBCs
Identifying KBAs within CI
2002
2003
2004
2005
Initial KBAs built Refining KBA work
workshop into Eco- KBAs in begins in
other
wilderin Bogotá system
CEPF
ness
hosted by Profiles
CI Andes for CEPF hotspots areas and
Cycle 4
and
marine
CBC
hotspots
CBCs
Identifying KBAs within CI
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Initial KBAs built Refining KBA work 1) BenstedSmith
workshop into Eco- KBAs in begins in
other
wilder- document
in Bogotá system
CEPF
ness
hosted by Profiles
CI Andes for CEPF hotspots areas and
Cycle 4
and
marine
CBC
hotspots
CBCs
Identifying KBAs within CI
2002
2003
2004
2005
Initial KBAs built Refining KBA work
workshop into Eco- KBAs in begins in
other
wilderin Bogotá system
CEPF
ness
hosted by Profiles
CI Andes for CEPF hotspots areas and
Cycle 4
and
marine
CBC
hotspots
CBCs
2006
1) BenstedSmith
document
2) Annual
Meeting
discussion
2 May
Progress in KBA identification and refinement
Green: Moore CBCs with KBA process underway; Yellow: hotspots where KBA refinement underway through CEPF; Purple: hotspots
where KBA refinement near-completion through CEPF; Orange: KBA identification as part of CEPF Cycle 4; Blue: preliminary KBA
discussions underway in marine regions; Pink: KBA identification not yet begun. Numbers denote CEPF cycle hotspots.