Transcript Species Survival

Nature – What’s in it For Me?
Issues for species survival
1. Assessing progress and communication on
ecosystem management for human well being in
the UK and Overseas Territories
2. Reporting and presenting UK progress against
Global results identified in the IUCN Global
Programme 2009-2012
3. Identifying good practice and mechanisms to
share with others.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants
Nature – What’s in it For Me?
Issues for rare species
Current status > Required change > Future aim
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants
Nature – What’s in it For Me?
Species Survival
Knowledge base
Communication
Awareness
Options
Action
Involvement
Cost
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants
Nature – What’s in it For Me?
Issues for rare species
•Restricted distribution
•Lack of Impact
•Vulnerability
•Any others?
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants
Nature – What’s in it For Me?
Issues for non-charismatic
rare species
•Restricted distribution
•Lack of Impact
•Vulnerability
•Lack of Knowledge/Information
•Lack of Interest?
•Any others?
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants
Nature – What’s in it For Me?
Issues for rare species
Case study: Fungi
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants
Nature – What’s in it For Me?
Issues for rare species
Case study: Fungi
•Few charismatic species
•Serious data deficiency
•Taxonomic problems
•Staffing problems
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants
(Teloschistes chrysophthalmus – Photograph: Charles David)
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants
From http://de.academic.ru/pictures/dewiki/67/Clathrus_ruber_mature.jpg
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants
Nature – What’s in it For Me?
Species Survival
Puccinia thesii, Copyright Malcolm Storey, www.bioimages.org.uk
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants
Nature – What’s in it For Me?
Issues for rare species of
Microbes
Invertebrates
Fungi
Plants
Vertebrates
Others
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants
Nature – What’s in it For Me?
Evaluation criteria:
Knowledge
Communication
Awareness
Options
Action
Involvement
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants
Nature – What’s in it For Me?
Conservation impact:
Diversity
Distribution
Function
Impact
Resilience
Adaptation
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants
Nature – What’s in it For Me?
Species Survival
Feed back and involvement
Knowledge base
Blind spots
Species as “niche occupants” or “pivotal
contributors”
Does the ecosystem approach help or hinder?
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's mission is to explore and explain the world of plants