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Protected Areas in East Asia: Evaluating and strengthening implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and the East Asian Regional Action Plan
… land- and seascape, and relevant sectors, by applying the ecosystem approach and taking into account ecological … a range of workshops on wetlands, global warming and polar conservation, and implementation of the PoWPA Number of … a range of workshops on wetlands, global warming and polar conservation, and implementation of the PoWPA • Climate …
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 … Central Pacific 17,414,445.1 1,876,671.8 10.8% Antarctic Polar Front 2,248,136.2 1,002,555.5 44.6% Subantarctic … very large wilderness areas are found in the Antarctic Polar Front (1 million km2, 44.6%), Subantarctic (802,858 …
Increasing marine protected area coverage for effective marine biodiversity conservation
… rates and human impacts have reached the distant polar regions and the high seas; AWARE that effectively … important tools that help conserve the critical habitats, ecosystem services and biodiversity that support human life; … network should target protection of both biodiversity and ecosystem services and should include at least 30% of each …
Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners
… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is … ecological regions are rapidly changing, especially in polar, alpine, coral and forest ecosystems. … and the addition of freshwater from melting glaciers and polar ice caps. There is evidence that global Protected areas …
African solutions in a rapidly changing world: nature-based solutions to climate change by African innovators in protected areas
… Global Protected Areas Programme & Global Marine and Polar Programme Rue Mauverney 28 1196 Gland Switzerland Tel … for dealing with uncertainty – in particular through ecosystem and community-based approaches rooted in local … support dried up in 2005, and pressures on coastal ecosystem resources vital to the local economy have …
Forests and protected areas : Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories
… maintaining genetic resources, protecting important ecosystem functions and helping to protect many fragile human … for wilderness protection II: area managed mainly for ecosystem protection and recreation III: area managed mainly … and the vast boreal forests that stretch around the sub-polar regions. Through mangrove ecosystems, they even include …
International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas
… in that they address areas belonging to a certain ecosystem type (eg wetlands) wherever they are located and … is considered. This includes species, genetic and ecosystem diversity. 5. Tracing the evolution of … of the global community of states, namely: n one ecosystem type threatened globally (Ramsar); n globally …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… celestial of- fering. While Mount Mani-san has a unique ecosystem –it is the home of many migratory birds, well … (Cerchneis tinnunclus). There is a unique colony of Polar tern (Sterna paradisea) on Malaya Muksalma island; … in Northwest Russia” in C. Hall and M. Johnston, (eds.), Polar Tourism – Tourism in the Arctic and Antarctic Re- …