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Author(s) Dudley, Nigel; Stolton, Sue; Belokurov, Alexander; Krueger, Linda; Lopoukhine, Nik; MacKinnon, Kathy; Sandwith, Trevor; Sekhran, Nik

Natural solutions to climate change crisis

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World Bank, the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
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This book describes how protected areas contribute significantly to reducing impacts of climate change and what is needed for them to achieve even more.

Among the issues addressed it includes a section on climate change adaptation covering the following: the role of protected areas, reducing impacts of natural disasters, safeguarding water and providing clean water, supporting marine and freshwater fisheries, safeguarding crop wild relatives and land races, addressing health issues under climate change and biodiversity conservation and maintaining ecosystem resilience.

The document also includes recommendations for ensuring protected areas become a vital part of national and international policy instruments.

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Themes Climate change Environment and ecosystems Governance
Number of pages
130 p.
Publication year
2009

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