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The environment & the developing world
The document outlines Millennium Development Goal #7 aimed at ensuring environmental sustainability, detailing targets and indicators for measuring progress in areas such as deforestation, CO2 emissions, and biodiversity. It highlights alarming statistics on forest loss, deforestation rates, and species extinction, while noting some progress in forest conservation in certain regions. The document also emphasizes the importance of improving access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and the living conditions of slum dwellers.
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The environment & the developing world
- 1. The Environment &the Developing World
- 2. MDG Goal #7EnsureEnvironmental SustainabilityTarget 7a: Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes; reverse loss of environmental resources
- 3. How to Measure?Target7a and 7b Indicators:7.1 Proportion of land area covered by forest7.2 CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP)7.3 Consumption of ozone-depleting substances7.4 Proportion of fish stocks within safe biological limits7.5 Proportion of total water resources used 7.6 Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected7.7 Proportion of species threatened with extinction
- 4. Facts about DeforestationForestsstill cover about 30 percent of the world’s land area.The amount of forests lost each year is equal to the size of Panama At the current rate, rain forests may completely vanish in 100 years. 70% of Earth’s land animals and plants live in forests
- 5. Why Deforestation?Agriculture- farmersneed room to grow crops and for livestock to grazeLogging-Wood for products including paper, access roads to woods. Often illegalWildfires- Natural CauseUrban Sprawl- Needed for housing and development
- 7. Rates of Deforestationin Borneo
- 8. Progress?The rate ofdeforestation shows signs ofdecreasing, but is still alarmingly high1990’s: 16 million hectares converted to other uses.2008: 13 million hectares converted to other uses.
- 9. Progress?South America andAfrica largest net losses of forests, at 4 million and 3.4 million hectares per yearAsia registered a net gain of some 2.2 million hectares annually.China, India and Viet Nam expanded their forest area by 4 million hectares in last 5 years
- 12. CO2 Emissions 1990& 2007In 2007,global CO2Emissions increasedBy 3.2%
- 13. Why?Growth of MiddleClass in China and India.FromTO
- 14. As of 2010the loss of biodiversity continues—unrelentingly.Nearly 17,000 species of plants and animals are known to be threatened with extinction.Major drivers of biodiversity loss include: high rates of consumption, habitat loss, invasive species, pollution and climate change
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- 16. Progress?In 2008 onlyhalf of the world’s 821 terrestrial ecoregions—had more than 10 per cent of their area protected.Overexploitation of global fisheries has stabilized,
- 18. Endangered animals formedicine/food/accessoriesRhino horn used to treat feverElephants for IvoryEndangered seal penis as aphrodisiacEating of gorillas in DRCEndangered bluefin tuna in Japanese SushiWhales as delicaciesTiger meat for virility
- 19. Ensure Environmental SustainabilityTarget7c: Reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitationHow to measure7.8 Proportion of population using an improved drinking water source7.9 Proportion of population using an improved sanitation facility
- 24. Ensure Environmental SustainabilityTarget7d: Achieve significant improvement in lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers, by 2020How to Measure?7.10 Proportion of urban population living in slums