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… WCC-2016-Res-039-EN Protected areas as natural solutions to climate change … RECOGNISING that protected areas and other effective area based conservation measures (conserved areas) play a … by sequestration and storage of carbon in terrestrial and marine vegetation, soils and peat and through providing …

… (CMS) into the effects of climate change on species protected under the convention.     Report production:     … Marine and Coastal Habitats … borders  in  the  process.  The  current  protected area network may not match critical sites  in future as  … Free‐tailed  Bat,  Sperm Whale,  Marine Otter    - …

… be more pronounced on regional scales. The Arctic is an area particularly sensitive to climate change and many … trophic level organisms. It is known, for example, that marine phytoplankton (primary producers) affect the abundance … humans may spend more time indoors as Mother and baby protected by mosquito net, Kenya IMPACT OF CliMATe CHAnGe On …

… the adverse effects of climate change on ecosystems and marine species, notably through sea level rise, increased sea … and spread of coral reef bleaching, range changes of marine species and storm surges; RECOGNISING the key role … and 15 regarding marine and coastal ecosystems, and marine protected areas; STRESSING that the oceans cover 71% of the …

… 29 FIGURE 6 FOREST AREA, 2005 (SOURCE: FAO, 2007) … larger than 23 terrestrial habitats. The great wealth of marine biodiversity provides livelihoods and important animal … farming methods that are practiced by the local villagers protected the upper catchment and only 10% of crops were …

… colonies of tiny coral polyps. Home to a quarter of all marine species, and providers of eco-tourism livelihoods, … US$ 1 million a year on restoring reefs at the Folkestone Marine Park on the west coast of Barbados could lower annual … floods, they can spread and store flood water over a wide area, reducing damage downstream. 4. Inland deltas When …

… of time, we can designate flood- and storm-prone areas as protected wetlands to strengthen nature’s own buffer. The Biosphere Reserve of the Saloum Delta in Senegal is an area of estuaries, lakes and marshes. It controls flooding … Lanka where offshore coral reefs are protected through a marine park, the damage from the 2004 tsunami extended just …

… justice and equity considerations, and 5.086 Integrating protected areas into climate change adaptation and mitigation … and oceans as well as other terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems;  encourage action to implement and … gender and other relevant IUCN general policy including on protected areas, biodiversity offsets and primary forests; b. …

… ecosystems and those in a good ecological state, including marine and terrestrial protected areas; actions aimed at improving the sustainable …