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Impacts of climate change and selected renewable energy infrastructures on...
This summary report aims to provide the European Commission with an overview of the likely impact of climate change on biodiversity in the European Union and indications as to... -
Everything is connected: Climate and biodiversity in a fragile world
This publication brings together eight original articles by experts to tackle head on some of the most difficult questions facing us all: How can a stable climate and a... -
Carbon in Drylands: Desertification, Climate Change and Carbon Finance
This paper reviews the potential for carbon sequestration in dryland ecosystems, which includes forests, but also covers other habitats, such as grasslands, and, importantly,... -
Climate change and coral bleaching
Coral reefs are a critical global resource, both biologically, and in socio-economic terms. They are the most diverse marine habitat, with an estimated one million different... -
Climate change and the biodiversity of European islands
There are significant knowledge gaps concerning current and potential future impacts of climate change on European island biodiversity. However, there is enough evidence to... -
Climate change and marine diseases: The socio-economic impact
Diseases in the marine environment are integral to the regulation of marine ecosystems. However, in recent decades, unprecedented disease outbreaks have brought into focus the... -
Achieving Multiple Benefits through a UNFCCC Mechanism on Reducing Emissions...
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is currently discussing the development of a mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation in developing... -
The fall of water
This report illustrates several of the cumulative environmental impacts of piecemeal infrastructure development, population growth, water shortage and climate change in the... -
The impact of global climate change on tropical forest biodiversity in Amazonia
This paper modelled the long-term trends in plant species distributions in response to predicted changes in global climate. The authors concluded that to maintain the greatest... -
Extinction risk from climate change
Climate change over the past ∼30 years has produced numerous shifts in the distributions and abundances of species1,2 and has been implicated in one species-level extinction3.... -
Impacts of Climate Change on Wildlife
The impacts of "human-induced" climate change are now being observed in every aspect of life, and it is the most significant and far-reaching current environmental threat. This... -
Protected Areas and Biodiversity: An Overview of Key Issues
This publication has been compiled by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEPl World Conservation Monitoring... -
State of the World's Protected Areas 2007
The report highlights achievements made in protected areas around the world during 2007. Through this publication, UNEP-WCMC provides an assessment of progress made towards... -
A Global Overview of Protected Areas on the World Heritage List of...
This working paper provides a global overview of the current coverage of existing World Heritage Sites of particular importance for the conservation of biodiversity, and... -
1997 United Nations List of Protected Areas
The United Nations List of Protected Areas is an essential reference document for all who want to understand the progress made in responding to the challenges of biodiversity... -
Defining Protected Areas International Conference Almeria 2007
The IUCN Summit on Protected Area Management Categories was held in Almeria, Spain in May 2007. It aimed to test the opinions of key thinkers and policy makers regarding the... -
GIS Assessment of the Status of Protected Areas in East Asia
This study reviews the situation regarding PA extent, legal status and management constraints in each country and territory of East Asia, using a regional review and gap... -
Review of the World Heritage Network: Biogeography, Habitats and Biodiversity
The aim of the World Heritage Convention is to ensure the protection for all time of the world's natural and cultural heritage of Outstanding Universal Value. In 1994, to assist... -
A Global Review of Protected Area Budgets and Staff
Covering 13.2 million square kilometres, or more than 8.8% of the earth's land area, protected areas are at the core of global efforts to conserve biological diversity (Green... -
Meeting Aichi Target 11: What Does Success Look Like for Protected Area Systems?
The Convention on Biological Diversity Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 was adopted at the 10th Conference of the Parties in Nagoya, Japan. The plan outlines 20 Aichi...