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Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Biosphere - WBGU

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Table C 1.1-1<br />

Table C 2.1-1<br />

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Table D 1.2-2<br />

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Table D 3.4-1<br />

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Table D 3.4-3<br />

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Table E 3.3-1<br />

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Table F 2.2-1<br />

Table F 4.2-1<br />

Table F 5.2-1<br />

Table H 5.6-1<br />

Table I 2.5-1<br />

Human influence on ecosystems worldwide 16<br />

Significance <strong>of</strong> individual impact loopsfor <strong>the</strong> Overexploitation Syndrome 28<br />

Mechanisms by which individual syndromes are involved in disrupting <strong>the</strong> role <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> biosphere in <strong>the</strong> water cycle 28<br />

Estimates <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> species worldwide 32<br />

Higher plants in <strong>the</strong> 15 most species-diverse countries in <strong>the</strong> world <strong>and</strong> in<br />

Germany 34<br />

Periods <strong>of</strong> time typically required for <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> new drugs 65<br />

Global overview <strong>of</strong> domestic animal breeds <strong>and</strong> numbers at risk 77<br />

The 30 most important cultivated plants in <strong>the</strong> world 78<br />

Advantages <strong>and</strong> disadvantages <strong>of</strong> various conservation measures 83<br />

The most important ecosystem types arranged according to increasing human<br />

influence 91<br />

L<strong>and</strong> use systems <strong>and</strong> biodiversity in Central Europe 97<br />

Threat to coral reefs 109<br />

Evaluation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> state <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Indonesian coral reefs 109<br />

Area <strong>of</strong> protected areas according to IUCN management categories I-V 131<br />

Analysis <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> worldwide representativeness <strong>of</strong> protected areas according to<br />

biome types 133<br />

Agricultural l<strong>and</strong> 1994, sub-divided according to arable <strong>and</strong> permanent<br />

grassl<strong>and</strong> 145<br />

Intensity features <strong>of</strong> agricultural use 148<br />

Regional change in forest cover 149<br />

Global overview <strong>of</strong> domesticated animal populations <strong>and</strong> animal<br />

production 151<br />

Grazing systems <strong>and</strong> animal populations in various ecozone 156<br />

Natural resources in traditional <strong>and</strong> scientific knowledge systems 175<br />

Multilateral agreements which refer to alien species, ordered according to <strong>the</strong><br />

year <strong>of</strong> signing 181<br />

Differences between non-urban <strong>and</strong> urban ecosystems with respect to <strong>the</strong><br />

biosphere 191<br />

Development trends <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Favela Syndrome <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Suburbia Syndrome 193<br />

Proportions <strong>of</strong> climate types according to Köppen (1923) as a proportion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

total l<strong>and</strong> surface for <strong>the</strong> scenarios ‘Global Desert’ <strong>and</strong> ‘Global Forest’ 220<br />

Selected studies on climatic effects upon sensitive ecosystems 233<br />

Qualitative assessment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> functional significance <strong>of</strong> biomes for aspects <strong>of</strong><br />

global biogeochemical <strong>and</strong> energy cycles 240<br />

The Council’s order scheme 293<br />

Dimensions <strong>of</strong> relations to nature 328

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