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"Positive Visions for Biodiversity" Brussels Belguim . Date
TABLE OF CONTENTS Motivation for Attending 3 Personally Important 11 Positive Visions for Biodiversity 22 Clarifying the Vision 50 What will it take to increase your support? 62 Goals for Vision Themes 68 Refining the Vision Theme Titles 76 Prioritized Goals 78 Draft Vision Framework 83 Significant Changes: A sustainable human populatio 86 Significant Changes: Efficient use of resources 88 Significant Changes: Governance is more transparen 90 Significant Changes: High technology to build low- 92 Significant Changes: Land and Seascapes 93 Significant Changes: Sustainable Food Production 97 Significant Changes: Sustainable renewable energy 100 Significant Changes: Transform Economic Paragidigm 102 Significant Changes: Values & Behaviors 104 Significant Changes:The integration of biodiversity 109 Theme Team Report: Changes We Envision 111 Commitments 112 Supporting Future Collaboration 119 Messages to Key Audiences 126
Motivation for Attending
WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO ATTEND THIS "VISIONS FOR BIODIVERSITY" MEETING? Themes
. "To gather ideas from a diversity of professionals" and "normal
people"
. "Wish to contribute to a positive vision, no longer on negative" -
"Feel the urgency to change for a good future"
. Recognize the need to find ways to communicate on biodiversity and to
be able to "promote knowledge and awareness" - including the general
public
. Building a shared vision: "The format of this meeting is interesting"
- a methodology embracing the "wisdom of crowds" - "democratic
process"
. "The opportunity to introduce new ideas into the debate" - new
perspectives and visionary thinking
. Interested in influencing policy - follow up of outcomes of
Nagoya:COP10 - bringing a positive vision into policy making - "bring
global issues to the local community"
. The opportunity to contribute to finding a solution, to take concrete
actions, to become engaged
. Linking biodiversity to other fields - art, public health, IT,
business...
. Curiosity - opportunity to learn more about biodiversity
(Participants entered the following comments) 001 test message 002 I'm really interested in learning about participative decision making
processes, so I volunteered when I met America Speaks in Budapest last
summer - Henk Hogeweg, table facilitator 003 The invitation of respected colleague and institution... and the
persistence of the organizors. 004 format interestes me, i enjoy the wisdm of crowds. I am also keen to
avoid being a ctastrophist. Positive visions are so important to get the
world to value biodiversity 005 fascinated by biodiversity. ideal opportunity to discuss ideas. 006 - not just informing people, also give positive alternatives, educate
children in school 007 Continue to participate in developing biodiversity research strategy
I was already involved in before 008 Curiousity 009 took part in Nagoya and want to see normal people's visions for
biodiversity 010 Francis: interest in ideas of people from outside the topic 011 Carsten. Get other views besides biodiversity professionals 012 Tired of the negative There must be things out of the box Alternatives to conservationist thinking. 013 - engaged as negotiator for science policy interfaces in Nagoya.
Interested at large in science policy interfaces. 014 Learn about communicating the concept of biodiversity 015 Hope that the situation becomes better for people and biodiversity Curious about a new approach to tackle old problems, hope to find a
breakthrough. 016 bring biomimicary to the equation and work on the dissconnection
between business, biodiversity and the public. Its an opportunity to
push the importance of reconnection 017 Scepticism 018 I could be helpful--a believer and not a scientist--artist 019 - better link between scientists and outside world: in order to
convince poeple to change habits, policies there needs to be more and
better communication 020 Interested in how indigenous people regard nature, and turn into
stories to tell the world. 021 - more need to adress eu policies, influence 022 Saithip Noochsamnieng - Koh Samui Thailand, communication agency
doing documentaries on biodiversity, would like to how people are
experiencing this work and how they make people aware of the importance
of biodiversity and how to implement the ideas 023 I never got over the death of the Dodo. 024 I am hoping to get new ideas to convince politicians. To gather ideas
from a diversity of professionals. 025 Background on biodiv policy, want to be enganged in changing to
positive visions 026 to learn more about biodiversity and explore connections between
different fields, between scientists and professionals... 027 New creative methods could bring to solve problems also in other
fields 028 - intrigued by format for collaboration. 029 We have to turn negaitive into a positive and make people aware of
what biodiversity can bring us. I also think the format is interesting 030 Noel: like to know perspectives of other peoaple than biologists 031 Jurgen: "I have a lifetime passion linking science research strategies in
biodiversity to environmental problems". 032 * need to explain what is biodiversity to others in a way that is
engaging and hopeful *was invited by Martin Sharman * need to rephrase issues in a positive way for politicians 033 an architect creates space and biodiversity needs space. develop good
products and build up skill. economic perspective. 034 I am here because of difficulty to raise willigness to act so by
raising positive vision this could bring new forces to debate Curious to see how this US method worksa 035 To meet with people from different professions (other than
biologists)and to share views. Also interested in this methodology. 036 - seperation between ublic and biodiv: get this together, change
filosophy, integrate, revalue nature into life 037 evolution is driver of biodiversity; biodiversity is what I study as
scientist and share and learn from others; biodiversity crisis is real
and let's be positive and optimism is moral duty 038 interested in tropical forests, looking for innovative discussions
for change, confront experience with others 039 cross breeds chickens (debate on cloning, genetics) and presents as
living art, internationally eg Venice biennale every organism is searching for another organism to survive 040 find out how to change the citizens understanding of biodiversity, in
a political indicators perspective, as well as their participation in
decision making, in order to optimize conservation processes. 041 Like to see a new future Believe that it is possible with the right steps 042 Share ideas and to represent my country and raise awareness of the
national authorities. 043 - motivated by getting scientific ideas and policy into hotel
management in Thailand 044 learn about this interesting process since it it the first time it is
beein done for biodiversity 045 Extend own teaching abilitites, help future generations live more
sustainably 046 Robert Collins, lawyer - my wife is Spanish and expert in sustainable
tourism Main interest for me is in new energy technologies, I'm here because I
talked to Angelique. She invited me. I blog about energy and you can get
depressed about the situation 047 hopeful thought that we can avoid what vested interests do which is
squash every ingenuitive innitative. Design a lifestyle which is
comfortable with the world and desirable 048 curious about the process turning from brown to green issues 049 curious about this process of adressing different visions of
biodiversity 050 Promote knowledge and awareness about Biodiversity 051 tired of the negative Think outside of the box Alternatives to conservation thinking 052 Fisheries certificatoin programme, to compare standards of fisheries
and their sustainability, they get an eco-label for consumers 053 Too fast need more time. 054 Promote and receive ideas related to forests, and to promote forests
in Portugal 055 microfinance and the environment. researcher. new ideas and project 056 I'm policy maker; was in Nagoya; exchange views 057 Jurgen: topic in centre of my interest 058 Working with children who are interested tby biodiversity and ready
to act. Concerned about modern lifestyle (chicken production) and would
like to influence future 059 Rob Tinck, environmental economist, says enough 060 to put indigenous people on the map of biodiversity indigenous people have long experience scientists to not they are ususally the first to suffer from loss of biodiversity 061 Biodiv is far from general people, wants to help get them on positive
vision track 062 would like to learn, finding visions on how to catalyze change re
biodiversity conservation 063 Positive visions is good for change Better to pull rather than push 064 - found that through work as a sculptor of nature, questioning the
future of the earth 065 photographer(people), likes to display dreams and show things she
doesn't like 066 Interested to hear