Mutual mainstreaming of biodiversity conservation and human development / Pierre L. Ibisch

Public ISBD Accompagne Interdependence of biodiversity and development global change / Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (Montréal, Canada) Titre : Mutual mainstreaming of biodiversity conservation and human development : towards a more radical ecosystem approach Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Pierre L. Ibisch, Auteur ; Peter Hobson, Auteur ; Alberto Vega E., Auteur Importance : p 15-34 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : SCIENCES DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Mots-clés : BIODIVERSITE  DEVELOPPEMENT HUMAIN  APPROCHE ECOSYSTEMIQUE  DURABILITE  CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE Résumé : This paper recommends adopting a more intensive approach towards embedding principles and practice of ecosystem management in both the conservation sector and the wider development policy framework within and across state borders. In popularising the Ecosystem approach, by for instance formulating the Malawi principles that target a broad audience, it has been expanded, almost to the point of diluting and losing some important underpinning fundamental scientific concepts rooted in ecosystem science. In an attempt to retrieve the fundamental messages of the Ecosystem Approach, this paper proposes an analysis of a Radical Ecosystem Approach. Radical, in this instance, refers back to the roots of the concept, inviting conservationists to focus on the root causes of the problems that beleaguer the planet's ecosystems. In particular, recent evidence for human-induced climate change and the impact it is already having on biodiversity has added to the sense of urgency and the need for a much more radical reading and application of the Ecosystem Approach. Until now there has been no acknowledgment that all problems arising from biodiversity loss, soil degradation/desertification and climate change are symptoms of the same root causes. This being the case, any workable solution would require a fully integrative strategy based on (eco)system science. Thus, a Radical Ecosystem Approach could also serve as a common basis for further integration of the different Rio conventions. The approach, outlined in 15 principles within four groups, is based on conclusions distilled from an extensive body of scientific literature as well as from empirical data related to the interlinkages of human development and biodiversity. It is of crucial importance to recognize that the 'Earth super-ecosystem' is a complex system of higher order of nested and/or overlapping and interacting subsystems. Human systems are an integral and dependent part of the global ecosystem and all laws of nature that rule the functioning of the systems should apply to the anthroposystem. Maintaining the function of the global ecosystem and avoiding significant state shifts of the Earth system must be the overarching goal of human development and biodiversity conservation. A competent and conscious dealing with non-knowledge is a fundamental part of ecosystem management (under global change). A post-normal science perspective recognizes the cognitive limitations of humans and provides important insights for management of pluralistic complex systems, which goes beyond the basis of 'hard' scientific evidence. We also discuss strategic objectives for biodiversity conservation that should be focused on the root-causes of unsustainable development. Concrete elements for the implementation of a Radical Ecosystem Approach would include, amongst others, ecological economics and econics (a discipline that promotes the mimicking of ecological system dynamics and functioning for improved ecosystem management and functioning of socio-economic systems). Numéro du document : AA GVI Niveau Bibliographique : 5 Bull1 (Theme principale) : GESTION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : POLITIQUE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Accompagne Interdependence of biodiversity and development global change / Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (Montréal, Canada) Mutual mainstreaming of biodiversity conservation and human development : towards a more radical ecosystem approach [texte imprimé] / Pierre L. Ibisch, Auteur ; Peter Hobson, Auteur ; Alberto Vega E., Auteur . - [s.d.] . - p 15-34. Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : SCIENCES DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Mots-clés : BIODIVERSITE  DEVELOPPEMENT HUMAIN  APPROCHE ECOSYSTEMIQUE  DURABILITE  CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE Résumé : This paper recommends adopting a more intensive approach towards embedding principles and practice of ecosystem management in both the conservation sector and the wider development policy framework within and across state borders. In popularising the Ecosystem approach, by for instance formulating the Malawi principles that target a broad audience, it has been expanded, almost to the point of diluting and losing some important underpinning fundamental scientific concepts rooted in ecosystem science. In an attempt to retrieve the fundamental messages of the Ecosystem Approach, this paper proposes an analysis of a Radical Ecosystem Approach. Radical, in this instance, refers back to the roots of the concept, inviting conservationists to focus on the root causes of the problems that beleaguer the planet's ecosystems. In particular, recent evidence for human-induced climate change and the impact it is already having on biodiversity has added to the sense of urgency and the need for a much more radical reading and application of the Ecosystem Approach. Until now there has been no acknowledgment that all problems arising from biodiversity loss, soil degradation/desertification and climate change are symptoms of the same root causes. This being the case, any workable solution would require a fully integrative strategy based on (eco)system science. Thus, a Radical Ecosystem Approach could also serve as a common basis for further integration of the different Rio conventions. The approach, outlined in 15 principles within four groups, is based on conclusions distilled from an extensive body of scientific literature as well as from empirical data related to the interlinkages of human development and biodiversity. It is of crucial importance to recognize that the 'Earth super-ecosystem' is a complex system of higher order of nested and/or overlapping and interacting subsystems. Human systems are an integral and dependent part of the global ecosystem and all laws of nature that rule the functioning of the systems should apply to the anthroposystem. Maintaining the function of the global ecosystem and avoiding significant state shifts of the Earth system must be the overarching goal of human development and biodiversity conservation. A competent and conscious dealing with non-knowledge is a fundamental part of ecosystem management (under global change). A post-normal science perspective recognizes the cognitive limitations of humans and provides important insights for management of pluralistic complex systems, which goes beyond the basis of 'hard' scientific evidence. We also discuss strategic objectives for biodiversity conservation that should be focused on the root-causes of unsustainable development. Concrete elements for the implementation of a Radical Ecosystem Approach would include, amongst others, ecological economics and econics (a discipline that promotes the mimicking of ecological system dynamics and functioning for improved ecosystem management and functioning of socio-economic systems). Numéro du document : AA GVI Niveau Bibliographique : 5 Bull1 (Theme principale) : GESTION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : POLITIQUE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT

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Strategic sustainable development / Peter Hobson

Public ISBD Accompagne Interdependence of biodiversity and development global change / Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (Montréal, Canada) Titre : Strategic sustainable development : a synthesis towards thermodynamically efficient systems and post-normal complex systems management Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Peter Hobson, Auteur ; Pierre L. Ibisch, Auteur Importance : p 184-196 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : SCIENCES DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Mots-clés : DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE  STRATEGIE DE DEVELOPPEMENT  THERMODYNAMIQUE  GESTION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Résumé : Fundamental issues to do with unsustainable human development and energy management that lead to converging crises such as biodiversity loss or climate change require urgent attention if global society is to progress in a sustained way in the long-term. Measures of thermodynamic efficiency go beyond the obvious relatioship between society and energy resources, to also include the way humans utilize the physical and biological landscape. A number of metrics are proposed in the assessment of environmental sustainability including the use of exergy. However, attempts to measure the sustainable use of the physical landscape and living biota are more problematic because of the complexity of nature. Nevertheless, there is emerging scientific evidence in support of the idea that there is a strong relationship between vegetation pattern and thermodynamic factors. Furthermore, an examination of land cover type and microclimatic patterns suggest that mature and complex ecosystems have the highest levels of exergy and are better able to dissipate solar radiation. This suggests that more complex, thermodynamically efficient systems are more resilient to environmental change. Science and technology should re-focus efforts towards eco-centric innovation, methods of working towards ideal-seeking systems using principles of thermodynamics. Fundamental to this change is the reform of neo-classical models of economy that embrace principles of ecological economics. The validation of the ecological economics model iss underscored by the primary objective which is to ground economic thinking and practice in the laws of thermodynamics. Success, goals and outcomes should not be exclusively measured in monetary worth but also by using relative valuation and environmental accounting. Numéro du document : AA GVI Niveau Bibliographique : 5 Bull1 (Theme principale) : GESTION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : ASPECTS SOCIO-ECONOMIQUES Accompagne Interdependence of biodiversity and development global change / Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (Montréal, Canada) Strategic sustainable development : a synthesis towards thermodynamically efficient systems and post-normal complex systems management [texte imprimé] / Peter Hobson, Auteur ; Pierre L. Ibisch, Auteur . - [s.d.] . - p 184-196. Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : SCIENCES DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Mots-clés : DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE  STRATEGIE DE DEVELOPPEMENT  THERMODYNAMIQUE  GESTION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Résumé : Fundamental issues to do with unsustainable human development and energy management that lead to converging crises such as biodiversity loss or climate change require urgent attention if global society is to progress in a sustained way in the long-term. Measures of thermodynamic efficiency go beyond the obvious relatioship between society and energy resources, to also include the way humans utilize the physical and biological landscape. A number of metrics are proposed in the assessment of environmental sustainability including the use of exergy. However, attempts to measure the sustainable use of the physical landscape and living biota are more problematic because of the complexity of nature. Nevertheless, there is emerging scientific evidence in support of the idea that there is a strong relationship between vegetation pattern and thermodynamic factors. Furthermore, an examination of land cover type and microclimatic patterns suggest that mature and complex ecosystems have the highest levels of exergy and are better able to dissipate solar radiation. This suggests that more complex, thermodynamically efficient systems are more resilient to environmental change. Science and technology should re-focus efforts towards eco-centric innovation, methods of working towards ideal-seeking systems using principles of thermodynamics. Fundamental to this change is the reform of neo-classical models of economy that embrace principles of ecological economics. The validation of the ecological economics model iss underscored by the primary objective which is to ground economic thinking and practice in the laws of thermodynamics. Success, goals and outcomes should not be exclusively measured in monetary worth but also by using relative valuation and environmental accounting. Numéro du document : AA GVI Niveau Bibliographique : 5 Bull1 (Theme principale) : GESTION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : ASPECTS SOCIO-ECONOMIQUES

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The integrated anthroposystem / Pierre L. Ibisch

Public ISBD Accompagne Interdependence of biodiversity and development global change / Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (Montréal, Canada) Titre : The integrated anthroposystem : globalizing human evolution and development within the global ecosystem Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Pierre L. Ibisch, Auteur ; Peter Hobson, Auteur Importance : p 149-183 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : SCIENCES DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Mots-clés : EVOLUTION HUMAINE  ANTHROPOSYSTEM  DEVELOPPEMENT  ECOSYSTEME Résumé : This paper, in a transdisciplinary approach, draws together concepts and evidence from biological, anthropological, paleoecological, historical, political and economic research and presents a comprehensive theory to explain past, present and future evolution of the anthroposystem in terms of natural sciences and system theory. Cultural evolution, history of mankind and even the ecologically unsustainable performance of people are seen as the continuation and part of biological evolution of a species that was and still is an integral part of a holarchical subsystem, the earth 's ecosystem. Things that are often treated as purely cultural in humans 'have deep roots in our animal past and thus are quite likely to rest on direct genetic foundations ' . Additionally, we are convinced of the need that 'the basis for any natural law describing the evolution of social systems must be the physical laws governing open systems, i.e. systems embedded in their environment with which they exchange matter and energy ' . This might be a trivial statement for many modern anthropologists and many natural scientists but it is far from being part of general knowledge and education. Numéro du document : AA GVI Niveau Bibliographique : 5 Bull1 (Theme principale) : GESTION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : ASPECTS SOCIO-ECONOMIQUES Accompagne Interdependence of biodiversity and development global change / Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (Montréal, Canada) The integrated anthroposystem : globalizing human evolution and development within the global ecosystem [texte imprimé] / Pierre L. Ibisch, Auteur ; Peter Hobson, Auteur . - [s.d.] . - p 149-183. Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : SCIENCES DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Mots-clés : EVOLUTION HUMAINE  ANTHROPOSYSTEM  DEVELOPPEMENT  ECOSYSTEME Résumé : This paper, in a transdisciplinary approach, draws together concepts and evidence from biological, anthropological, paleoecological, historical, political and economic research and presents a comprehensive theory to explain past, present and future evolution of the anthroposystem in terms of natural sciences and system theory. Cultural evolution, history of mankind and even the ecologically unsustainable performance of people are seen as the continuation and part of biological evolution of a species that was and still is an integral part of a holarchical subsystem, the earth 's ecosystem. Things that are often treated as purely cultural in humans 'have deep roots in our animal past and thus are quite likely to rest on direct genetic foundations ' . Additionally, we are convinced of the need that 'the basis for any natural law describing the evolution of social systems must be the physical laws governing open systems, i.e. systems embedded in their environment with which they exchange matter and energy ' . This might be a trivial statement for many modern anthropologists and many natural scientists but it is far from being part of general knowledge and education. Numéro du document : AA GVI Niveau Bibliographique : 5 Bull1 (Theme principale) : GESTION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : ASPECTS SOCIO-ECONOMIQUES

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