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Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges
… the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources EbA Ecosystem-based Adaptation EbM Ecosystem-based Mitigation EC … United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change VMA Vulnerable Marine Areas WDPA World Database on Protected … that are known to be important carbon stores but are vulnerable to particular anthropogenic activities need to be …
Mediterranean marine protected areas and climate change: a guide to regional monitoring and adaptation opportunities
… Assessment Report, 2007). Due to these pressures and ecosystem responses, climate change is now considered a major … areas, this makes the Mediterranean Sea an especially vulnerable place. The region has also been recognized by the … with intensive fishing, makes this popula- tion highly vulnerable to climate change. Spread of alien species into …
Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas
… a system of such areas to ensure long-term protection of ecosystem processes, biological diversity and productivity … particularly seamounts and other seabed features vulnerable to the very serious impacts of benthic trawling … the productivity and biodiversity of important and vulnerable marine areas beyond national jurisdiction. The …
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
… Jncc Joint Nature Conservation Committee lme Large marine ecosystem lmma Locally marine managed area mcPa Marine and … Programme – World Conservation Monitoring Centre vmes Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems wcPa World Commission on … wild en Endangered High risk of extinction in the wild vU Vulnerable High risk of endangerment in the wild nT Near …
Implementing conservation and sustainable management of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… the use of diverse approaches and tools, including the ecosystem approach, the elimination of destructive fishing … Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSA), Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VME) and other important areas … while protecting marine biodiversity, safeguarding vulnerable species and habitats, and maintaining ecosystem …
Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management
… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is … protects an important number of seamounts and associated vulnerable marine ecosystems; abundant populations of … species, such as the endemic Easter Island lobster; and vulnerable species such as the Galapagos shark 6 British …
Towards a Representative Network of Marine Protected Areas in Libya
… with the environment, especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change. — Contain … Interactions between sea turtles and fisheries within an ecosystem context. Rome, 9-12 March 2004. FAO Fisheries …
Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework
… a) The state of natural resources for the targeted ecosystem, area, country, or region and the priority areas … enhance participation. It also requires that economically vulnerable local communities are able to participate in the … Maui dolphins live close to the coast and are particularly vulnerable to ship-strike and to getting snared in nets. The …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is … population. The only known population (35 individuals) is vulnerable to extinction by a single wildfire event. © … women, indigenous and local communities, and the poor and vulnerable. Target 15: By 2020, ecosystem resilience and the …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… areas also provide a wide range of other essential ecosystem services (Figgis et al. 2015, MA 2005). For … true in the regions which are predicted to become more vulnerable to cyclones and other severe weather events, as is … rendering many Indigenous Peoples and local communities vulnerable both to poverty as well to engaging in to …