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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework
… impacts on marine and terrestrial ecosystems as well as weather patterns. Land, air, freshwater and marine pollution … of marine parks in SA, the responses were split and extreme. Some thought the science was excellent and some … to which they were moved. These communities often live in extreme poverty and off government grants. In terms of the …
The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa
… P.H. 1996. Water Resources. In Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather (ed. S. H. Schneider), pp. 817–823. Oxford University … Guinean and Cameroon Highland forests, which occur in the extreme south-east of western Africa, also harbour numerous … species with a restricted range are vulnerable to extreme population fragmentation and could suffer a rapid …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… that particular site is lost (Pressey et al. 1994). In an extreme example, a site is completely irreplaceable if it … way they are being affected by human activities. At one extreme, some will almost certainly go extinct unless … Avalanches/landslides Climate change and severe weather Habitat shifting and alteration Drought Temperature …
Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… “reducing the vulnerability of peoples and ecosystems to extreme events,” and optimization of transboundary water uses … land management issues brought on by climate change and weather conditions. Several actions outlined in the SAP are …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… of factors such as encroachment, disease or changing weather patterns. Increased arrests of poachers could be … conservation even though they might be subject to adverse weather events, fragmentation, pressures from increasing …
Guidelines for applying protected area management categories
… and are governed by many different stakeholders. At one extreme a few sites are so important and so fragile that … in mitigating climate change, by providing buffers against extreme climate events (Stolton et al. 2008) and a network of … space for changes in range and buffering against extreme weather events. Most of these strategies are beyond the scope …
EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation
… can provide physical measures for combating the effects of extreme weather, such as more shade for farm animals or through flood …