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Figure 2.Trends of headline indicators of the 2010 biodiversity

target with indicators of particular relevance to food and nutrition

highlighted in red boxes (Secretariat of the Convention

on Biological Diversity, 2010).

3. Future scenarios for global biodiversity and
   impacts for health
   To examine different possible futures, GBO- 3 exam-
   ined available models that project the likely out-
   come of differing trends for biodiversity in the
   coming decades, and reviewed their implications for
   human societies. Three of the main conclusions
   from the analysis are that the projected impact of
   global change on biodiversity shows continuing and

often accelerating species extinctions, loss of natural

habitat, and changes in the distribution and abundance

of species, species groups and biomes over the

twenty-first century; secondly, there is a high risk

of dramatic biodiversity loss and accompanying

broad range of ecosystem services if the Earth’s

systems are pushed beyond certain tipping points

(Figure 3); and thirdly, the study concludes that

biodiversity loss and ecosystem changes could be

prevented, significantly reduced or even reversed,

if strong action is applied urgently, comprehensively

and appropriately, at international, national and

local levels.

Status and trends of the components of biological diversity

Ecosystem integrity and ecosystem goods and services

Threats to biodiversity

Sustainable use

Status of traditional knowledge, innovations and practices

Status of access and benefit sharing

Status of resources transfers

Marine

Trophic

Index

Connectivity - fragmentation of ecosystems

Water quality of aquatic ecosystems

Trends in extent of selected biomes,

ecosystem and habitats

Trends in abundance and distribution

of selected species

Change in status of threatened species

Trends in genetic diversity of domesticated

animals, coltivated plants, and fish species

of major socio-economic importance

Coverage of protected areas

     









Nitrogen deposition

Trends in invasive alien species

Area of forest, agricultural and

aquaculture ecosystems under

sustainable management

Ecological footprint and related concepts

Status and trends of linguistic diversity

and numbers of speakers of indigenous

languages

Indicators of access and benefit-sharing

to be developed

Official development assistance (ODA)

provided in support of the Convention











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