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Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management

… management planning phases 54 Table 14 Comparison of the early and late-stage outcomes and lessons learned at two … conventions but for the entire United Nations system. www.cbd.int IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas … focus to the highest priority tasks and needs. A word of warning – do not mistake good design for perfect design. The …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Mediterranean marine protected areas and climate change: a guide to regional monitoring and adaptation opportunities

… for effective MPA management, initiating a climate alert warning system at different geographical scales and reducing … in the Mediterranean Sea. Sea warming During the 20th and early 21st centuries, the surface seawater temperature of the …
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Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges

… Acknowledgements 12 13 RAPID CHANGE IN THE CLIMATE SYSTEM The Earth’s climate has always changed, alternating … issues such as using MPAs as potential sentinel sites for early warning and ground-truthing trends in marine climate change, …
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Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa

… information and tools 8. Setting up a social communication system Social communication tools 9. Developing the … some uses of natural resources are permitted there. From early efforts at establishing terrestrial and marine … for example, taking an inventory of biodiversity, giving a warning to offenders, guiding tourists, etc. At least the …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… conventions, but for the entire United Nations system. www.cbd.int IUCN (International Union for … Ecological restoration can be complex and costly, and early action to prevent, halt or reverse degradation is more … Global Resource Information Database. Division of Early Warning and Assessment, UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya. UNEP (2009). …
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World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes

… and thus critical for the integrity of the Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley World Heritage site (UNESCO … approaches, as detailed in the next section. Many early protected area designations neglected or ignored the … and where relevant a title-based approach. Whereas early nature conservationists had hoped somewhat …
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Croatia and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs

… is the result of a process of collaboration that began early 2012. The related work involved formal and informal … Areas (MPAs) according to MAPAMED project4. Protected area system covers approximately 8,45% of the total surface area … surface covered by the Marine Protected Area national system, etc…). 2 What are the primary protected area legal …
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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… 17 3 Management principles with legal application 19 3.1 System planning 19 3.1.1 Protected areas system plan 21 3.1.2 … legislation and is thus used throughout these guidelines. Early protected areas laws used the term ‘co-management’ and … coordinated measures, including the development of early warning systems; early consultation on potential problems; …
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