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… conservation of soil and vegetation cover in many Atlas Mountain areas. In addition, the intensive collection of oak … disruption to local communities, the economy and the ecosystem. Source: http://ramsar.org/key_montreux_record.htm … Republic of the Congo – home to half the remaining mountain gorillas in the world. In collaboration with the …

… Rights in Relation to Protected Areas • Jon Day, Director, Ecosystem Conservation and Sustainable Use, Great Barrier … WCPA Vice-Chair for World Heritage • Jorge Recharte, The Mountain Institute, Peru • Jorge Rivas, Senior Conservation … (e.g. tourism based on rare or iconic species, such as mountain gorillas, or important landscapes and geological …

… a valley running south-east, with wooded slopes up to high mountain pastures on either side. A main road runs down the … to nearly 600 local people, a sizeable number in a remote mountain region, again generating local support for the Park, … dead wood, show- ing the importance of that element in the ecosystem. Many are very immobile and so may well have died …

… D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, the Gordon and Betty Moore … (e.g., a narrow strip of habitat along a river or mountain ridge), biophysical data layers such as digital maps … is only known to occur near the summit of Mt Elimbari. The mountain is also one of the few known collection sites for …

… healthy concen- trations of biodiversity, livelihoods, ecosystem services, natural habitats, and food security can … especially vulnerable to climate change, including mountain ecosystems such as cloud forest and páramos (high … example wetlands, coral reefs, rivers, and forests and mountain areas acting as “water towers”, among others). • …

… rates; ocean currents; melting of polar ice caps and mountain glaciers; higher frequency of extreme events; … climate variability, will also affect biodiversity, and ecosystem composition, function, and vulnerability. Toxicity … (4) ocean currents, (5) melting of polar ice caps and mountain glaciers, (6) frequency of extreme events, () …

… poses a direct challenge to the resilience of the regional ecosystem. The serious effects of these activities are … are also many examples of traditional, community-based ecosystem management systems that are enjoying increased … science- policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services and to boost global biodiversity …

… areas - 2nd edition Ecological Socio-economic and cultural Ecosystem services/ functions Catchment management and water … areas, representing a sample of the system: from large mountain natural parks, to small steppe natural areas or … public participation in protected area management. Holy mountain of Montserrat © Josep Maria Mallarach Evaluating …

… of the value of this biodiversity and of its associated ecosystem services, a number of protected areas have 1 UNEP, … and coral reefs, resulting in the loss of valuable ecosystem services, such as sewage treatment by mangrove … loss of natural habitats. This is occurring mostly in high mountain areas, drylands, cloud and tropical moist forests …

… to know the difference between heavy traffic (horses, mountain bikes, snowmobiles) and light traffic (cross-country …