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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
… bioT British Indian Ocean Territoriy bvi British Virgin Island cbd Convention on Biological Diversity cc Climate … sgssi South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands smsg Small Mammal Specialist Group sPa Special Protection Area … more scientific cruises and accurate data collation • Developing a typology of marine and costal hab- itats in all …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… Specific obligations include identifying, assessing, and developing quality objectives for landscapes, with public … and the existence of so many biotope types in a relatively small area are the most important natural values of the site. … in 1915 to gain designation of the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island as a wildlife sanctuary.4 However, it was not until …
Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management
… increased property and economic losses, particularly in developing countries. The year 2015 alone has seen the … flooding in the south- central, cross-border region of the island (Hispaniola). This was followed by hurricane/ tropical … loss of life or property • May sustain more damage during small storm events than natural approaches Table 4. Summaries …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… Series Editor Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas Developing capacity for a protected planet Best Practice … through its peer-reviewed journal, Restoration Ecology, Island Press book series, and international conferences and … Lintulahdet Life Project in Finland, for example, created small bog habitat for rare dragonfly and re-created open …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… Adrian Phillips, Volume Editor Urban Protected Areas Developing capacity for a protected planet Best Practice … 6.9 Restoring the land and honouring the history of Lyell Island in Gwaii Haanas, Canada 91 6.10 Restoring the … graphic detail the inundations that would occur with quite small level global sea rises. This is the context in which we …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… Case Study 9 Spain: Developing the Barcelona Green Infrastructure and … (Maes & Jacobs, 2015). Part B of this report describes a small fraction of the many and varied practical applications … initiatives aim to increase the resilience of Pacific Island countries to climate change, through adaptive …
Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)
… and the IUCN Secretariat. 5. Actively engage the CEM in developing and peer reviewing assessments at the global and … may be possible to restore the hydrological regime over a small part of the former sea (Micklin & Aladin, 2008), some … Keith et al., 2013) Gnarled Mossy Cloud Forest, Lord Howe Island, Australia (source: Auld & Leishman, 2015) The Lord …