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… where the impacts of humans are minimised, thus providing resilience from global stressors such as climate change (see … system of various-sized MPAs, which can enhance the resilience of both natural and cultural resources. While the … system of MPAs, of varying sizes, that can enhance the resilience of natural and cultural resources as well as …

… the soil. This complexity enhances both the stability and resilience of the stands, as well as biodiversity. The … contribute to the preservation of ecosystem potential for resilience and adaptation. This is why they are increasingly … to act as heat and carbon pumps, strengthen their resilience to global warming and help to combat …

… include managing additional local stressors, boosting resilience through assisted breeding and selection of … Increasing physiological stress leading to reduced resilience Failure to reproduce in marginal populations … and disturbance regimes – and therefore lower kelp forest resilience - presumably because the cellular processes …

… areas that are needed to sustain and increase their resilience in the face of ongoing threats from development … the role of connectivity conservation for building natural resilience of protected areas and for climate change … Conservation, 2011; Bennett 2004, p. 6). Ecological resilience: the capacity of a system to withstand changes to …

… sustainable land management practices, we can build the resilience of millions of people in each and every corner of … desertification. The loss of ecosystem productivity and resilience makes many regions more prone to extreme weather … help populations adapt to climate change and build resilience to drought. We would also reduce the risk of …

… to climate change adaptation, as it aims to increase resilience within the natural system. The maintenance of … 1997). 3 For a comparative analysis of the concepts of resilience and vulnerability, see Miller et al. (2010). 4 … Bibliography Adger, W.N. 2000. Social and ecological resilience: are they related? Progress In Human Geography, …

… 1980 – 2009 14 % Solar water treatment 2 % Elect grid resilience 7 % Solar & wind water pumping 7 % EU 45 % … than else- where in the world, including those related to resilience of the electricity supply grid in the face of … elsewhere in the world. This is true especially for grid resilience and desalination, and to a lesser extent for solar …

… highly functioning, natural solution that builds planetary resilience. Wilderness decision makers navigate a plethora of … passive management, and climate change intervention. Resilience to climate change or large-scale environmental … processes and fire regimes must be maintained; and (4) the resilience to short-term and long-term environmental change …

… infrastructure is a key enabling condition to enhance the resilience and the adaptive capacities of societies. These … include insufficient data to calculate specific climate resilience-enhancing investments, from the provision of … through ambitious mitigation, adaptation, and climate resilience. …

… global levels” (UNEP 2010). The capacity of GI to build resilience to climate shocks and variability has already … and Batker 2012). Drought, however, can weaken the resilience of intact riparian vegetation and larger forest … the potential flood damage downstream and increase resilience to storms, thereby avoiding potential damage to …