PPT-Forest and Biodiversity

Current Status Conservation Efforts Challenges of Managing the Sector Institutions Managing Forests and Biodiversity in Tamil Nadu Key Policies and Programs Impact of Climate Change on Forests and Biodiversity. The complexity and rich diversity of life found in forests provides many vital services to human beings Nonetheless humans are destroying forest biodiversity at an alarming rate The conversion of forests to agricultural land overgrazing unsustainabl Achievements and challenges . . Dr. Amani . Alassaf. . Environment and natural resources Economist. University of Jordan. amani.alassaf@ju.edu.jo. Reflecting Biodiversity – Holistic approaches and regional adaptation . From Biodiversity . to Ecotoxicology. Professor John O’Halloran. School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences . &. Environmental Research Institute. 1. The value of forest ecosystems. O. verview. What . is the Mau forest?. Largest remaining block of montane forest in Eastern Africa—an area . > 400,000 ha. . 21 Forests, 1 of which (Maasai Mau) is managed by local government (Narok County Council). of. . Biodiversity. . Enhancement. in . Sustainable. . Forest. Management in . the. . framework. . of. . the. EU . Forest. . Strategy. ; Prag . Oct. 7 2016 . Integration . of. . Biodiversity. Wednesday, February 1. st. , 2017. & Friday February 3. rd. , 2017. WHAT CAN WE DO? Eight Priorities for Protecting Biodiversity. Take immediate action . to . preserve. world’s biological . hot spots.. Global . Perspective. Healthy. Living. Energy. Water. Climate Change. Original forest cover compared to forest cover in 2005. Note Madagascar, which was almost fully forested. Wildfires in Australia. 20 . million species. . of organisms. But, of which only . 1.4 . million . species . have been . identified so far. . These . species differ widely from . one another. . This . variation . in living organisms is called . is the Mau forest?. Largest remaining block of montane forest in Eastern Africa—an area . > 400,000 ha. . 21 Forests, 1 of which (Maasai Mau) is managed by local government (Narok County Council). INTRODUCTION Biodiversity of Mt Mabu, Mozambique, page 67 ANNEX 2. Media Coverage of Mt Mabu. There was a phenomenal level of international media attention on the discovery and biodiversity of Mt Mabu between Dec The Ecosystem Approach. Individuals Matter: Wangari Maathari and Kenya. ’. s Green Belt Movement . Green Belt Movement: 1977. Self-help group of women in Kenya. Success of tree planting. 50,000 members planted 40 million trees. for . Papua New Guinea’s . Multipurpose National Forest Inventory. Workshop: Technical support to PNGFA to implement a multipurpose NFI. Port Moresby, 30. th. April 2015. Presented by:. Giorgio Grussu. . and Sustainable Forest Management. GEF Expanded Constituency Workshop. March 22 – 24, 2011. Kyiv, Ukraine. Biodiversity. Goal. : the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and the maintenance of ecosystem goods and services.