Biodiversity Indicators, Ecosystem Services and Local Livelihoods in Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Early Warnings of Biodiversity Change
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1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................5 2. A FOCUS ON MARINE/COASTAL BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS IN SIDS .............................7 3. POPULATING THE SIDS BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS: DATA AVAILABILITY, STATUS AND TRENDS ...................................................................................................................... 10 4. DRIVERS OF CHANGE .................................................................................................. 19 5. STATE OF BENEFITS DERIVED FROM BIODIVERSITY IN SIDS ......................................... 24 6. CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................ 28 APPENDIX 1: THE U.N. LIST OF SIDS ............................................................................................ 30 APPENDIX 2: THE 2010 BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS PARTNERSHIP ............................................... 32 REFERENCES................................................................................................................................ 34 SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES 4
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