Phylogeny and the sustainable use of biodiversity: an assessment based on the Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands

Phylogeny and the sustainable use of biodiversity

Geographical coverage

Geographical scale of the assessment Global
Country or countries covered South Africa
Any other necessary information or explanation for identifying the location of the assessment, including site or region name

the assessment occurs in phylogenetic tree space, not in geographic space

Conceptual framework, methodology and scope

Assessment objectives

explore the integration of current-use species and biodiversity option values in assessments of the sustainable use of biodiversity

explore how to combine conservation of phylogenetic diversity (as a measure of option values) and conservation of known useful species.
determine degree to which conservation of current useful species also protects option values.

Mandate for the assessment

Conceptual framework and/or methodology used for the assessment

Other (please specify)

Phylogenetic diversity and option values framework; Faith (1992); Evosystem services

URL or copy of conceptual framework developed or adapted

Evosystem services: an evolutionary perspective on the links between biodiversity and human well-being http://redpath-staff.mcgill.ca/hendry/Faith2010COES2,66.pdf see also Phylogeny and the sustainable use of biodiversity http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Documents/25238/DP%20FAITH%20ATBC%20keynote%202012%20Bonito.pdf

System(s) assessed

Species groups assessed

plants

Ecosystem services/functions assessed

Provisioning

  • food, medicine as evosystem services

Regulating

Supporting Services/Functions

Cultural Services

Scope of assessment includes

Drivers of change in systems and services

No

Impacts of change in services on human well-being

Yes

Options for responding/interventions to the trends observed

No

Explicit consideration of the role of biodiversity in the systems and services covered by the assessment

Yes

Timing of the assessment

Year assessment started

2005

Year assessment finished

If ongoing, year assessment is anticipated to finish

Periodicity of assessment

Assessment outputs

Website(s)

Report(s)

Communication materials (e.g. brochure, presentations, posters, audio-visual media)

Journal publications

Preserving the evolutionary potential of floras in biodiversity hotspots
Forest_et_al_nature05587.pdf

Supplementary Information S1 – Methods, Additional Table and Figures
Forest_et_al_nature05587-s1.pdf

Supplementary Information S2 – Sampling and uses information
Forest_et_al_nature05587-s2.pdf

Training materials

Phylogeny and the sustainable use of biodiversity
FAITH_keynote.ppt

Other documents/outputs

Tools and processes

Tools and approaches used in the assessment

  • Modelling
  • Geospatial analysis
  • Indicators
  • Scenarios
  • Social (non-monetary) valuation

Process used for stakeholder engagement in the assessment process and which component

Key stakeholder groups engaged

The number of people directly involved in the assessment process

Incorporation of scientific and other types of knowledge

Supporting documentation for specific approaches, methodology or criteria developed and/or used to integrate knowledge systems into the assessment

Assessment reports peer reviewed

No

Data

Accessibility of data used in assessment

Policy impact

Impacts the assessment has had on policy and/or decision making, as evidenced through policy references and actions

Independent or other review on policy impact of the assessment

No

Lessons learnt for future assessments from these reviews

Capacity building

Capacity building needs identified during the assessment

Actions taken by the assessment to build capacity

How have gaps in capacity been communicated to the different stakeholders

Knowledge generation

Gaps in knowledge identified from the assessment

How gaps in knowledge have been communicated to the different stakeholders

Additional relevant information