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Fisheries, Forests, Grain and Water: The State of Critical Resources 2007

by Jan Weaver

This month's issue features an annual update on population growth and resources critical to human survival. Some data, like population size and grain production, are relatively easy to estimate. For other data the quality of the information is quite uneven, or statistics are only updated every few years. That said, the tables below contain the best guesses of where we are with population, fisheries, forests, grain and fresh water. For most resources, the amount available per person is trending downwards because population is going up, and the resource is essentially fixed, its growth is leveling off or uneven, or it is declining because of over-harvesting, pollution or mismanagement.

POPULATION

US Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/popclockworld.html Reports updated daily

Year Population (billions) Annual Growth Rate New Lives Added each year (millions) 1970 3.35 2.08% 70 1980 4.46 1.70% 76 1990 5.28 1.6% 82 2000 6.08 1.26% 76 2005 6.49 1.35% 85 2006 6.57 1.23% 80

FISHERIES

FAO: http://www.fao.org/sof/sofia/index_en.htm Reports every two years: State Of world FIsheries & Aquaculture SOFIA 2004 (same as last year) (fisheries supply 16% of the world's supply of animal protein)

Year Metric Tons Harvested Annual Growth Rate Annual Change in Tonnage Change in Practices 1970 65,405,130 Jurisdiction to 200 miles 1980 72,412,450 1.01% 700,732 World fleet doubles 1990 98,586,180 3.61% 2,617,373 Annual subsidies $50 billion 2000 131,000,000 3.28% 3,241,382 75% fully or overexploited fisheries 2001 130,700,000 -2.29% -300,000 majordrop in anchovy harvest 2002 133,000,000 1.76% 2,300,000 China may be overreporting catch 2003 132,200,000 -0.60% -800,000 increased use of bycatch

FORESTS

FAO State of the World's Forests 2001: http://www.fao.org/forestry/site/28821/en/ Reports every 5 years

Year Total Forested Area (hectares) Annual % Change Total Lost Annually (hectares) 1990 4,080,000,000 2000 3,990,000,000 - 2.2% - 8,900,000 2005 3,950,000,000 -0.18 % - 7,200,000

GRAIN

FAOSTAT: http://faostat.fao.org/ (agricultural data tables),

USDA: http://www.usda.gov/oce/weather/pubs/Annual/CropProduction2005.pdf

(includes maize (corn), wheat, rice, barley, sorghum, millet, oats, rye, triticale and other grains)

Year World Grain (billions of metric tons) Avg. Annual Change Per Capita Grain (tons/yr/person) 1980 1.549 0.347 1990 1.951 25.9% 0.369 2000 2.060 0.5% 0.338 2001 2.107 2.3% 0.342 2002 2.036 - 3.3% 0.327 2003 2.081 2.2% 0.330 2004 2.264 8.8% 0.349 2005 2.151 - 5% 0.327

INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES

World Resources Institute: http://earthtrends.wri.org/pdf_library/data_tables/wat2_2005.pdf. Countries and populations with less than 1000 cubic meters of internal renewable water resources (rainfall) per capita per year. One thousand m3 is the minimum amount needed to meet one person's food, domestic and industrial needs. In 2005 India and 11 other countries fell, barely, back into the category of countries that exceeded 1000 cubic meters per person.

Year Number of Countries Number of People Average Annual Change 1990 27 490,787000 2000 27 610,856,000 +24% 2002 29 687,341,000 +6 % 2003 32 1,080,155,000 +57% 2004 43 1,197,000,000 +11% 2005 31 791,646,000 -33%

BioRegional Quiz Question: Is the US a net producer or consumer of forest products?

Special Events/Programs/Classes/Talks

GREEN DRINKS: Wednesday January 3 (First Wednesdays) 5:30 - 7:00, Cherry Artisan, This meeting is for anyone interested in local environmental issues and sustainability.

MOVIES WITH A MESSAGE: Friday January 5, 7:00 pm, Unitarian Church, 2615 Shepard Blvd. "This Land is Your Land." explores globalization, the history of corporate influence an d the ways communities are responding.

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS MEETING: Friday January 12 (Second Fridays), 7:30 am, Uprise Bakery, 816 E Broadway, Columbia. Monthly meeting of representatives of local/regional environmental or outdoor groups to share info on upcoming programs and projects. Unaffiliated individuals are welcome, but the aim is for groups to connect.

WILD ONES POTLUCK BRUNCH AND "ASK THE EXPERTS" ROUNDTABLE: Saturday January 20, 10:00 am, 322 Anderson Ave. (north of Worley). Call 239-4267 for specific directions

HOME SWEET SNAG: Saturday January 20, 1-3 pm, Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Devil's Icebox Parking Lot. Hike the Sinkhole Trail - with the leaves off the trees, it is a great time of year to look for snags, dens, nests and other signs of animal habitation in the trees.

GEOLOGY OF ROCK BRIDGE MEMORIAL STATE PARK - Tuesday January 23, 7 pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2615 Shepard Blvd. Professor (Emeritus) Tom Freeman, MU Geology. Need childcare? Please let us know in advance so we can prepare age appropriate activities - call 573/874-0171.

MIDWEST ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION CONFERENCE: March 9-11, Kent State University, Kent Ohio. This student run conference provides a venue for graduate and undergraduate students and post docs to present research to their peers in a relaxed environment. Keynote - Robert T. Paine. for more information visit http://www.midwesteec.org/

Organization Meetings and Contact Information

AUDUBON SOCIETY: 874-3904 / columbia-audubon.missouri.org Meet 3rd Wed 7:30 pm, Unitarian Church, 2615 Shepard Blvd.

BOONE COUNTY SMART GROWTH COALITION: http://smartgrowth.missouri.org/, 1st Weds 7:15 Boone Co Govt Ctr.

CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING: 875-0539 or http://peaceworks.missouri.org/

CHOUTEAU GROTTO: http://chouteau.missouri.org/, Meet 1st Wed, 7 pm, The Casteel Building, 1518 Business Loop 70 East

COLUMBIA FOOD CIRCLE: 882-7463 or email hendricksonm@missouri.edu for information.

COLUMBIA PUBLIC WORKS VOL. PROGRAMS: 874-6271 or http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Volunteer/Opportunities/#PW

CITIZENS WATERSHED COMMITTEE: (573) 526-8916, Third Tuesdays, 6:30 pm, Daniel Boone Bldg

COMMUNITY GARDEN COALITION: 875-5995 or cgardenc@yahoo.com or http://cgc.missouri.org

ENV EDUCATION WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES: http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/teacher/workshops/

FRIENDS OF BIG MUDDY: friends@friendsofbigmuddy.org or www.friendsofbigmuddy.org

FRIENDS OF ROCK BRIDGE M. S. P.: 815-9255 or http://rockbridge.missouri.org/ Outdoors Bldg, 200 Old 63 S.

GREENBELT LAND TRUST OF MID-MISSOURI: 442-4789, greenbelt.land.trust @gmail.com or http://greenbelt.missouri.org

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE: 815-9836, drop off or buy gently used doors, windows, hardware, tools, cabinets, appliances, unopened paint, fixtures - Mon to Fri 8:30 to 3:30, Saturday 8:00 to 1:00 pm, 1906 Monroe St. Columbia

MISSOURI ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: www.meea.org

MO NATIVE PLANT SOC.: http://columbianativeplants.missouri.org/, 2nd Mon, odd months, 7 p.m., UU Church, 2615 Shepard

MISSOURI RIVER COMMUNITIES NETWORK: 573-256-2602 or www.moriver.org or moriver@coin.org

PEDNET COALITION: email: pednet@pednet.org or http://www.pednet.org

RIVER RELIEF: http://www.riverrelief.org/

ROCK BRIDGE MEMORIAL STATE PARK: 449-7402 or http://rockbridge.missouri.org

SHOW ME CLEAN STREAMS COALITION: (573) 751-4115 ext 3169 or www.mostreamteam.org

SIERRA CLUB: 875-2916 or http://sierra.osage.missouri.org Meet 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 pm Hillel Foundation, 1107 University Ave

WILD ONES: 573 882-9909, ext 3257 or email wildonesmo@yahoo.com, http://wildones.missouri.org Meetings 2nd Saturdays.

Answer to BioRegional Quiz: By a slight margin, 1%, the US is a net producer of raw wood, but it is a net consumer in every other category. It produces 26% of global industrial roundwood (logs, chips) and uses 25%; produces 22% of sawn wood (lumber, railroad ties, etc.) and uses 30%; produces 19% of wood-based panel and uses 26%; produces 28% of pulp for paper and uses 29%; and produces 25% of paper and paperboard and uses 27%.

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