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… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 4.2 The vulnerability criterion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … action based on irreplaceability, species-based vulnerability, site-based vulnerability and conservation cost/opportunity . . . . . . . …

… Nepal, New Zealand and Pakistan), and undertaking vulnerability assessment of existing protected areas … and action plans for minimizing genetic erosion and vulnerability and safeguarding genetic diversity.¹⁸⁷ However, … of their dependence on natural resources, assess their vulnerability to changes in their natural resource base and …

… energy flows and input from the sun emphasising again the vulnerability of the Earth and ocean to global warming. … In: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects. … change In: Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth …

… The potential for climate change to increase the planet’s vulnerability to persistent organic pollutants is of major … other environmental stressors, increased risks and higher vulnerability of human populations and ecosystems are … biodiversity, and ecosystem composition, function, and vulnerability. Toxicity and toxico-kinetics of POP s could be …

… for the twenty-first century 18. In view of the high vulnerability of Latin America and the Caribbean to climate …

… populated areas with increasing exposure, and enhanced vulnerability, to multiple environmental pressures. Key … pollution; industrial pollution; climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation; and water resources and aquatic … At the same time, others pointed to the evidence of the vulnerability of the elderly to chemical exposure, linked to …

… groups and understand the causes of their particular vulnerability to pesticide poisoning and ways that their risk … other farm workers. Additional factors may increase their vulnerability to pesticide poisoning. They may have less …

… Criteria that are assessed Significance/ values Threats Vulnerability Stakeholders National context Protected area … areas of high ecological and social importance and vulnerability; Indicate the urgency and conservation priority … Threats Biological importance Socio-economic importance Vulnerability Protected area policies Policy environment …

… Policy. A number of countries have commissioned specific vulnerability assessments of their World Heritage properties. … example, the Great Barrier Reef (Australia) has a detailed Vulnerability Assessment addressing both natural and social … • The 2007 Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef: A vulnerability assessment, by Johnson and Marshall, can be …