Level 3 - Source on Biodiversity

• 1. Biodiversity: What is it, where is it, and why is it important?
  • 1.1 What is biodiversity?
  • 1.2 Where is biodiversity?
  • 1.3 What is the link between biodiversity and ecosystem services?
• 2. Why is biodiversity loss a concern?
  • 2.1 What are the main links between biodiversity and human well-being?
  • 2.2 What competing goals can affect biodiversity?
  • 2.3 What is the value of biodiversity for human well-being?
  • 2.4 How are the impacts of biodiversity loss distributed geographically?
• 3. What are the current trends in biodiversity?
• 4. What factors lead to biodiversity loss?
  • 4.1 What is a "driver" and how does it affect biodiversity?
  • 4.2 What are indirect drivers of biodiversity change?
  • 4.3 Which direct drivers are critical in different ecosystems?
  • 4.4 How are specific direct drivers affecting biodiversity?
  • 4.5 How is climate change affecting biodiversity?
  • 4.6 How quickly are drivers causing change?
• 5. How might biodiversity change in the future under various plausible scenarios?
  • 5.1 Which scenarios have been explored in this assessment?
  • 5.2 How much biodiversity might be lost on land by 2050 and beyond?
  • 5.3 How much biodiversity might be lost in the aquatic environment by 2050 and beyond?
  • 5.4 How might human well-being be affected by ecosystem degradation?
• 6. What actions can be taken to conserve biodiversity?
  • 6.1 How do protected areas benefit biodiversity and humans?
  • 6.2 Can economic incentives benefit biodiversity and local communities?
  • 6.3 How can invasive species be addressed?
  • 6.4 How do protected areas benefit biodiversity and humans?
  • 6.5 What governance approaches can promote biodiversity conservation?
  • 6.6 What are the key factors of success of conservation actions?
  • 6.7 How could important drivers of biodiversity loss be addressed?
• 7. Can the 2010 biodiversity targets be met?
• 8. Conclusion: main findings
  • 8.1 What is the problem?
  • 8.2 Why is biodiversity loss a concern?
  • 8.3 What is the value of biodiversity?
  • 8.4 What are the causes of biodiversity loss, and how are they changing?
  • 8.5 What actions can be taken?
  • 8.6 What are the prospects for reducing the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010?