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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).
- 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