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Shared resources: Issues of governance
… 5 1.3.1 The polar … Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (1979), Polar Bear Agreement (1973), and the Convention on Biological … for the maintenance of the region’s ecological system and biodiversity; respect the Arctic’s significance for and … regulation. They are places of unique and rich biodiversity, cultural diversity within largely traditional …
Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)
… It is part of the growing toolbox for assessing risks to biodiversity and aims to support conservation, resource use, … grow to much larger sizes than related taxa in non-polar regions (Chapelle & Peck, 1999). 4.2.4 Abiotic … 109:143–171. Chapelle, G. and Peck, L.S. (1999). ‘Polar gigantism dictated by oxygen availability’. Nature …
Achieving representative systems of protected areas in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
… networks of marine protected areas (MPAs), Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 on terrestrial and marine protection … having no extractive activities; RECOGNISING that Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 further recommends that conserved … Treaty); and c. include Antarctica in its policy and polar priorities and to mobilise adequate resources for this …
Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … for several months per year. Waters south of the Antarctic Polar Front (APF, Antarctic Convergence), are the destination … That in turn has caused alteration of the placement of the polar jet. The main result of the latter is intense warming …
European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions
… Coastal and Marine Protected Areas IUCN Global MarINe aNd Polar ProGraMMe Overview of coastal and marine conservation … say Join email/web-based Europe Overseas Forum to advance biodiversity and climate change action in Europe overseas … Carl Gustaf Lundin IUCN, Director of the Global Marine and Polar Programme vi European Union Overseas Coastal and Marine …
African solutions in a rapidly changing world: nature-based solutions to climate change by African innovators in protected areas
… Global Protected Areas Programme & Global Marine and Polar Programme Rue Mauverney 28 1196 Gland Switzerland Tel … local responses that also achieve mutual benefits for biodiversity conservation and community resilience. Inger … species (octopus, holothurians) and provided strict biodiversity havens within the Mohéli island ecosystem. • The …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… sedimentation, deforestation, grassland degradation, and biodiversity loss. Erratic rainfall and prolonged periods of … semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas” means areas (other than polar and sub-polar regions) in which the ratio of annual precipitation to …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… below. Ia Strict nature reserve: Strictly protected for biodiversity and also possibly geological/ geomorphological … environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … will be protected only if urban people care about nature.” Polar bears (Ursus maritimus, IUCN Vulnerable) in the …
Global Land Outlook
… Food Security and Agriculture 124 8 Water Resources 160 9 Biodiversity and Soil 190 10 Energy and Climate 212 11 … land’s vital role in tackling climate change, securing biodiversity and the delivery of critical ecosystem services … Y., Christensen, T.R., et al. 2005. Arctic Tundra and Polar Desert Ecosystems. In ACIA, Arctic Climate Impact …