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Figure 14a-d:
Changes in the area with
reduced biodiversity and ecosystem func-
tion as a result of human development
in infrastructure and associated resource
exploitation between 2000 and 2030, given
different scenarios. Security first and Mar-
kets first indicate situations where market-
driven forces determine rate and extent of
development, while policy first represents a
more moderate growth rate.
%
forest
<1
2.4
0.1
0.4
4.2
18.5
56.2
43.4
41.5
43.2
6.3
1.5
%
original
lost
69
45
98.6
90
85
73
61
72
69
80
85
78
%
basin
protected
20.9
1.0
0.7
4.4
5.6
3.7
0.6
2.2
5.4
3.8
1.7
1.3
Dams
in
basin*
-
7(11)
6(8)
(3)
(5)
(3)
0
4(5)
4(7)
22(25)
63(101)
40(47)
Hydrological
significance of
mountains
Very high
Very high
Very high
Very high
High
High
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate
High
High