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Global Change and Protected Areas

Author : Guido Visconti
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0306480514
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Global Change and Protected Areas written by Guido Visconti and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-04-11 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High mountains can be considered as particularly appropriate environments to detect effects ofclimate change on natural biocoenoses in a global scale for the following reasons: Firstly, ecosystems at the l- temperature limits of plant life are generally thought to be especially sensitive to climate change [1][2][3]. An already ongoing upward shift of vascular plants at high summits in the Alps, determined by the Austrian IGBP-research [4][5][6][7][8], is most likely a response to the atmospheric warming since the 19th century. Secondly, high mountains still comprise the most natural ecosystems in many countries, being largely untouched by human settlements and agricultural influences, Therefore, climatic effects on ecosystems can be studied without masking effects from human land use. Thirdly, high mountain ranges are present in virtually every major zonobiome of the earth. The research initiative GLORIA aims to establish an urgently needed global monitoring network, by using high mountain ecosystems as sensitive indicators, as required in the “IGBP-Mountain Workplan” [9]. Moreover, a deeper understanding of assemblagemechanisms andassemblage processes in vegetation patterns as a contribution to ecological theory can be expected. This paper gives a short general overview about GLORIA and a first outline about the concept, method, and some few results of the “Multi Summit-Approach”, one of the basic intentions within the proposed network. It aims to encourage the involvement of high mountain researchers and research co-ordinators in a detailed discussion of the proposed research activities and in a co-operation within the planned global monitoring network.

People, Protected Areas and Global Change

Author : Marc Galvin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (886 download)

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Download or read book People, Protected Areas and Global Change written by Marc Galvin and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Securing Protected Areas in the Face of Global Change

Author : Peter Shadie
Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 9740461360
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)

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Book Synopsis Securing Protected Areas in the Face of Global Change by : Peter Shadie

Download or read book Securing Protected Areas in the Face of Global Change written by Peter Shadie and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2008 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Protected Area Governance and Management

Author : Graeme L. Worboys
Publisher : ANU Press
ISBN 13 : 1925021696
Total Pages : 993 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Protected Area Governance and Management written by Graeme L. Worboys and published by ANU Press. This book was released on 2015-04-08 with total page 993 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protected Area Governance and Management presents a compendium of original text, case studies and examples from across the world, by drawing on the literature, and on the knowledge and experience of those involved in protected areas. The book synthesises current knowledge and cutting-edge thinking from the diverse branches of practice and learning relevant to protected area governance and management. It is intended as an investment in the skills and competencies of people and consequently, the effective governance and management of protected areas for which they are responsible, now and into the future. The global success of the protected area concept lies in its shared vision to protect natural and cultural heritage for the long term, and organisations such as International Union for the Conservation of Nature are a unifying force in this regard. Nonetheless, protected areas are a socio-political phenomenon and the ways that nations understand, govern and manage them is always open to contest and debate. The book aims to enlighten, educate and above all to challenge readers to think deeply about protected areas—their future and their past, as well as their present. The book has been compiled by 169 authors and deals with all aspects of protected area governance and management. It provides information to support capacity development training of protected area field officers, managers in charge and executive level managers.

Impacts of Climate Change on Ecosystems and Species -implications for Protected Areas

Author : John C. Pernetta
Publisher : Iucn
ISBN 13 : 9782831701738
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Impacts of Climate Change on Ecosystems and Species -implications for Protected Areas by : John C. Pernetta

Download or read book Impacts of Climate Change on Ecosystems and Species -implications for Protected Areas written by John C. Pernetta and published by Iucn. This book was released on 1994 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

Author : Barbara J. Lausche
Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 2831712459
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (317 download)

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Download or read book Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation written by Barbara J. Lausche and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2011 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central aim of this publication is to consider the key elements of a modern, comprehensive, and effective legal framework for successful management of protected areas. They provide practical guidance for all those involved in developing, improving, or reviewing national legislation on protected areas, be they legal drafters and practitioners, protected area managers, interested NGOs, or scholars. These guidelines include fifteen case studies, eight dealing with the protected area legislation of individual countries and six cases dealing with specific sites providing fundamental solutions that stand the test of time.

Handbook of Climate Change and Biodiversity

Author : Walter Leal Filho
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319986813
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Climate Change and Biodiversity written by Walter Leal Filho and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprehensively describes essential research and projects on climate change and biodiversity. Moreover, it includes contributions on how to promote the climate agenda and biodiversity conservation at the local level. Climate change as a whole and global warming in particular are known to have a negative impact on biodiversity in three main ways. Firstly, increases in temperatures are detrimental to a number of organisms, especially those in sensitive habitats such as coral reefs and rainforests. Secondly, the pressures posed by a changing climate may lead to sets of responses in areas as varied as phenology, range and physiology of living organisms, often leading to changes in their lifecycles (especially but not only in reproduction), losses in productivity or even death. In some cases, the very survival of very sensitive species may be endangered. Thirdly, the impacts of climate change on biodiversity will be felt in the short term with regard to some species and ecosystems, but also in the medium and long term in many biomes. Indeed, if left unchecked, some of these impacts may be irreversible. Many individual governments, financial institutes and international donors are currently spending billions of dollars on projects addressing climate change and biodiversity, but with little coordination. Quite often, the emphasis is on adaptation efforts, with little emphasis on the connections between physio-ecological changes and the lifecycles and metabolisms of fauna and flora, or the influence of poor governance on biodiversity. As such, there is a recognized need to not only better understand the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, but to also identify, test and implement measures aimed at managing the many risks that climate change poses to fauna, flora and micro-organisms. In particular, the question of how to restore and protect ecosystems from the impact of climate change also has to be urgently addressed. This book was written to address this need. The respective papers explore matters related to the use of an ecosystem-based approach to increase local adaptation capacity, consider the significance of a protected areas network in preserving biodiversity in a changing northern European climate, and assess the impacts of climate change on specific species, including wild terrestrial animals. The book also presents a variety of case studies such as the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, the effects of climate change on the biodiversity of Aleppo pine forest in Senalba (Algeria), climate change and biodiversity response in the Niger Delta region, and the effects of forest fires on the biodiversity and the soil characteristics of tropical peatlands in Indonesia. This is a truly interdisciplinary publication, and will benefit all scholars, social movements, practitioners and members of governmental agencies engaged in research and/or executing projects on climate change and biodiversity around the world.

Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories

Author : Nigel Dudley
Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 2831710863
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (317 download)

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Download or read book Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories written by Nigel Dudley and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2008 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IUCN's Protected Areas Management Categories, which classify protected areas according to their management objectives, are today accepted as the benchmark for defining, recording, and classifying protected areas. They are recognized by international bodies such as the United Nations as well as many national governments. As a result, they are increasingly being incorporated into government legislation. These guidelines provide as much clarity as possible regarding the meaning and application of the Categories. They describe the definition of the Categories and discuss application in particular biomes and management approaches.

Effectiveness of Protected Areas in Conserving Biodiversity

Author : David Rodríguez-Rodríguez
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303094297X
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Effectiveness of Protected Areas in Conserving Biodiversity written by David Rodríguez-Rodríguez and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the effectiveness of existing protected areas at conserving the diversity of genes, species and ecosystems on land and at sea. The book synthetizes the main biodiversity conservation outcomes of protected areas in the 2010-2019 decade, drawing on a systematic literature review of scientific publications and case studies from around the world demonstrating successes and failures. It provides region-specific results for land and sea ecosystems as well as for developed and developing countries. It also reviews current methodological approaches used to assess protected area effectiveness. The work is timely, since there is growing concern on the global biodiversity crisis among researchers, government organizations and the general public, as demonstrated by the 2030 targets established by the UN Sustainable Development Goals for Life Below Water (SDG 14) and Life On land (SDG15). The book is written in an easy and enjoyable style using numerous pictures, tables and graphs to make the content more engaging and understandable. The main intended audiences of the book are academics, from post-graduate students to university lecturers, and senior researchers in the fields of biodiversity conservation, sustainable development and environmental policy, as well as protected area managers and practitioners.

Managing Protected Areas in Central and Eastern Europe Under Climate Change

Author : Sven Rannow
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789400779594
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (795 download)

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Download or read book Managing Protected Areas in Central and Eastern Europe Under Climate Change written by Sven Rannow and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with an overview of data and concepts developed in the EU-project HABIT-CHANGE, this book addresses the need for sharing knowledge and experience in the field of biodiversity conservation and climate change. There is an urgent need to build capacity in protected areas to monitor, assess, manage and report the effects of climate change and their interaction with other pressures. The contributors identify barriers to the adaptation of conservation management, such as the mismatch between planning reality and the decision context at site level. Short and vivid descriptions of case studies, drawn from investigation areas all over Central and Eastern Europe, illustrate both the local impacts of climate change and their consequences for future management. These focus on ecosystems most vulnerable to changes in climatic conditions, including alpine areas, wetlands, forests, lowland grasslands and coastal areas. The case studies demonstrate the application of adaptation strategies in protected areas like National Parks, Biosphere Reserves and Natural Parks, and reflect the potential benefits as well as existing obstacles. A general section provides the necessary background information on climate trends and their effects on abiotic and biotic components. Often, the parties to policy change and conservation management, including managers, land users and stakeholders, lack both expertise and incentives to undertake adaptation activities. The authors recognise that achieving the needed changes in behavior – habit – is as much a social learning process as a matter of science-based procedure. They describe the implementation of modeling, impact assessment and monitoring of climate conditions, and show how the results can support efforts to increase stakeholder involvement in local adaptation strategies. The book concludes by pointing out the need for more work to communicate the cross-sectoral nature of biodiversity protection, the value of well-informed planning in the long-term process of adaptation, the definition of acceptable change, and the motivational value of exchanging experience and examples of good practice.

The World's Protected Areas

Author : Stuart Chape
Publisher : Univ de Castilla La Mancha
ISBN 13 : 9780520246607
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (466 download)

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Download or read book The World's Protected Areas written by Stuart Chape and published by Univ de Castilla La Mancha. This book was released on 2008 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Illustrated with maps, color photographs, and graphics, this reference offers a comprehensive status report on the world's 60,000 parks, nature reserves, and other land and marine areas designated as protected areas. It offers an overview of what these protected areas have and have not accomplished and what threats they face." -- Provided by publisher.

Natural Solutions

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782880853082
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Natural Solutions written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Protected Area Regulation and Tourism

Author : Dinica, Valentina
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839107081
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Protected Area Regulation and Tourism written by Dinica, Valentina and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-04-08 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative book proposes a conceptual framework to integrate the ecological and tourism aspects of Protected Area regulation, assisting decision-makers to develop contextually effective laws and management plans that avoid over-regulating or under-regulating tourism, given the areas' ecological profiles.

Biodiversity and Climate Change

Author : Thomas E. Lovejoy
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300206119
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Biodiversity and Climate Change written by Thomas E. Lovejoy and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential, up-to-date look at the critical interactions between biological diversity and climate change that will serve as an immediate call to action The physical and biological impacts of climate change are dramatic and broad-ranging. People who care about the planet and manage natural resources urgently need a synthesis of our rapidly growing understanding of these issues. In this all-new sequel to the 2005 volume Climate Change and Biodiversity, leading experts in the field summarize observed changes, assess what the future holds, and offer suggested responses. From extinction risk to ocean acidification, from the future of the Amazon to changes in ecosystem services, and from geoengineering to the power of ecosystem restoration, this book captures the sweep of climate change transformation of the biosphere.

Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas

Author :
Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 2831715334
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (317 download)

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Download or read book Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas written by and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2012 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Climate Change and Biodiversity

Author : Thomas E. Lovejoy
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
ISBN 13 : 9788179930847
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Climate Change and Biodiversity written by Thomas E. Lovejoy and published by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: climate changes have had dramatic repercussions, including large numbers of extinctions and extensive shifts in species ranges

Leaving Space for Nature

Author : Nigel Dudley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000062619
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leaving Space for Nature written by Nigel Dudley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-23 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the first contemporary assessment of area-based conservation and its implications for nature and society. Now covering 15 per cent of the land surface and a growing area of ocean, the creation of protected areas is one of the fastest conscious changes in land management in history. But this has come at a cost, including a backlash from human rights organisations about the social impacts of protected areas. At the same time, a range of new types of area-based conservation has emerged, based on indigenous people’s territories, local community lands and a new designation of “other effective area-based conservation measures”. This book provides a concise overview of the status and possible futures of area-based conservation. With many people calling for half the earth’s land surface to remain in a natural condition, this book taps into the urgent debate about the feasibility of such an aim and the ways in which such land might be managed. It provides a timely contribution by people who have been at the centre of the debate for the last twenty years. Building on the authors’ large personal knowledge, the book draws on global case studies where the authors have firsthand experience, including Yosemite National Park (USA), Blue Mountains National Park (Australia), Bwindi National Park (Uganda), Chingaza National Park (Colombia), Ustyart Plateau (Kazakhstan), Snowdonia National Park (Wales) and many more. This book is essential reading for students, academics and practitioners interested in conservation and its impact on society.