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Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas

… Service, UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Worldwide Fund for Nature are especially thanked for supporting this … sites (see Case Study IV, and also Case Study I for an adaptation of the system for marine protected areas); Much … available (see case studies in Chapter 7). Their use or adaptation can save considerable resources as well as …
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Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

… restored, contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation, and to combating desertification 3 Many … and restoring the resilience of ecosystems important for adaptation to and mitiga- tion of climate change; and … their REDD+ readiness. Another initiative, the BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes was …
19 Jun 2026 Literature

Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… Assembly determines contributions to the World Heritage Fund (see Section 4.2) applicable to all States Parties and … plans, but they also need to leave enough space for adaptation to unforeseeable challenges and changing … erosion control; • disaster mitigation; • climate change adaptation. An effective way of understanding and promoting …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Chemicals for a sustainable future; Report of the EEA Scientific Committee Seminar (Copenhagen, 17 May 2017)

… time consuming to trace and remove. Indeed, transitional adaptation measures may be needed to remove contaminated … pollution; climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation; and water resources and aquatic ecosystems. … exposure patterns. In environmental policies, mitigation, adaptation, restoration and avoidance are typical risk …
19 Jun 2026 Document

European models of good practice in protected areas

… then become allies in encouraging central government to fund the Park. At present the rent paid to local villages is …
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Voluntary Guidelines on National Forest Monitoring

… not implied in any way. All requests for translation and adaptation rights, and for resale and other commercial use …
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Effective planning strategies for managing environmental risk associated with geophisical and other imaging surveys - A resource guide for managers

… and the associated great variation in estimated risk. Adaptation to particular local scenarios and applicable …
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The Implementation cycle II - Preparatory phase

… sustainable development, poverty reduction, climate change adaptation/ mitigation, trade and international cooperation. … sustainable development, poverty reduction, climate change adaptation/mitigation, trade and international cooperation, …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning

… enable connectivity in the landscape, or considering how adaptation to climate change could be facilitated, amongst … As part of a larger project conducted by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), preliminary mapping was required to … recharge areas – Areas important for climate change adaptation (for example, areas that may serve as refugia for …
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Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences

… and key vulnerabilities. In: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral … risk from climate change In: Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group … McLeod C, Nicholls C, Pointon A. 2012. Tactical Research Fund: Review of the 2012 Paralytic Shellfish Toxin event in …
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