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… D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, the Gordon and Betty Moore … but over time, rather than space. Thus, highly vulnerable sites can either be protected now or never. Sites … in protected area networks that do not safeguard the most vulnerable habitats in favor of less biodiverse regions that …

… contributing to global homogenization of biodiversity, as vulnerable species become extinct and “non-native” species … to coral reefs, but stories to changes across species and ecosystem scales, and across geographies and the world. It is … more soluble forms of calcium carbonate being especially vulnerable. A recent study has suggested that ocean …

… coastal defences. These may have an impact on the ecosystem services on which coastal communities depend, … that management efforts are more effective when vulnerable indigenous peoples and local communities are … and all costs and benefits associated with development in vulnerable coastal areas, provide incentives for “climate …

… the century, while continuing to protect the ozone layer. Ecosystem impacts: Averting dangerous climate change and … transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with … 1.5 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and …

… 6.2.3 Species assessed as Vulnerable … such as water filtration and flood control (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005). The best estimate of current … ecosystems (e.g., WWF Living Planet Index 2004, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005). Dudgeon et al. (2006) grouped the …

… 30 IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON LAND-WATER-ECOSYSTEM QUALITY IN POLAR AND MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS: … S. vermiculata and A. leucoclada were apparently highly vulnerable to ongoing climate change combined with human … quality still exist, particularly in the vulnerable and remote polar and high mountainous regions. …

… is faster than predicted, but also as one of the most vulnerable, due to its limited adaptive capacity. Yet, there … for dealing with uncertainty – in particular through ecosystem and community-based approaches rooted in local … on healthy ecosystems for their survival, are most vulnerable to those changes. To address these threats, AFD …

… a system of such areas to ensure long-term protection of ecosystem processes, biological diversity and productivity … particularly seamounts and other seabed features vulnerable to the very serious impacts of benthic trawling … the productivity and biodiversity of important and vulnerable marine areas beyond national jurisdiction. The …

… climate variability, will also affect biodiversity, and ecosystem composition, function, and vulnerability. Toxicity … attention is placed on the impacts of POP s upon the most vulnerable human population groups, such as in the Arctic. … latitudes, have characteristics which make them especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change, sea-level rise, …

… focused in particular on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable and with the participation of all countries, all … particular attention to the voices of the poorest and most vulnerable. This consultation included valuable work done by … or eradicate the priority species 15.9 By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local …